"Well, she's Margot Standing, isn't she?"
"You guessed when she said 'Egbert'?"
"I guessed the second time I saw her," said Archie. "She wants a whole heap of practice before she can conceal anythin'. Does Freddy know?"
"I expect he does by now. Egbert isn't the sort of name most fellows would be seen dead in a ditch with."
(from Grey Mask, by Patricia Wentworth)
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