locksmith

locksmith
one who studies or practices locksmithing

Piccadilly, 12:30 oclock.Just before we reached Fenchurch Street Lord Godalming said to me, "Quincey and I will find a locksmith. You had better not come with us in case there should be any difficulty. For under the circumstances it wouldnt seem so bad for us to break into an empty house.


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