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GERRARD : And this is where dodging has brought you?

Gerrard said that finally, the intruder had reached his cottage while running
from the police.
INTRUDER : It brought me to Aylesbury. That‟s where I saw you in the car.
Two other people saw you and started to talk. I listened. It looks like you‟re a
bit queer — kind of a mysteryMan.

Queer: strange

The intruder said that while he was on the run, he reached a town called
Aylesbury. There he saw Gerrard and overheard two men discussing him.
Their discussion revealed that Gerrard was strange and mysterious.
GERRARD : A mystery which I propose to explain.

Gerrard added that he could explain the mystery that surrounded him.

INTRUDER : (disregarding him) You phone your orders and sometimes you
go away suddenly and come back just the same. Those are just the things I
want to do. Hearing about you was one of my luckiest breaks.

The intruder overlooked Gerrard‟s request and continued his speech. He said
that Gerrard would order things over the phone, would go away and return
suddenly. He also wanted to do such things. Getting to know of Gerrard was
the luckiest happening for him.

GERRARD : Apparently you haven‟t the intelligence to ask why I am invested
in this cloak of mystery.

Invested in: taken up, adopted
Cloak: cape, robe
Gerrard commented that the intruder was not intelligent to guess that why was
he surrounded by this air of mystery.

INTRUDER : (preparing to shoot) As I said before, this conversation bores
me.

The intruder prepared to shoot at Gerrard as he was getting bored by the
conversation.
GERRARD : Don‟t be a fool. If you shoot, you‟ll hang for sure. If not as
yourself, then as Vincent Charles Gerrard.

Gerrard warned the intruder not to act foolishly. If he shot at him, he would be
hanged to death. He added that even if he stole Gerrard‟s identity, he would
be hanged to death.

INTRUDER : What is this?
The intruder got curious upon hearing this.

GERRARD : This is your big surprise. I said you wouldn‟t kill me and I was