[Well, obviously if there's a code to break, he's going to try to do that. Especially as he's been growing bored with all the reading there is to do around here; if someone is going to set up an intellectual exercise to take up his time, he's not going to pass up the opportunity.
In any event, it doesn't take him long to decode the message and make his way to the parlor.]
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In any event, it doesn't take him long to decode the message and make his way to the parlor.]