The fortune-teller looked keenly at Charlie. "What have you accomplished?" he wanted to know.
Charlie shrugged. "Up to the present moment, I seem to have been setting off fireworks in the rain."
"That's precisely what I thought," Tarneverro said impatiently.
"Do not lose heart," Chan advised. "Changing the figure, I might add that to dig up the tree, we must start with the root. All this digging is routine matter that does not fascinate, but at any moment we may strike a root of vital importance."
(from The Black Camel by Earl Derr Biggers)
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