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ireered,orelseiiginedreering,thattherehadbeenseveraladetheafteoonofoursearch
ioreforcedeinoticedfreshteonehadpassedthisyself
isooncatotheplaceetoverheadandtheorethanafeacross
ontheotherside,theundergroedquiteclearthatnoonehadforcedaedtohavebeendisturbedinoneplace
iefullofexcitent,ithrustaandallbrocase
iutteredanejaphihadbeensuyreasoninghereitriedthehasp,butitked
asirosetofeetinotiatically,ipickeditupandslippeditintopocket
thengraspingfindbythehandle,iretracedstepstothepath
asicliedoverthestileintothelane,anagitatedvoicenearathandcalledout:
”ohclentyouvefounditholeverofyou”
ntallyregisteringthefactthatintheartofseeingyfindonthepalingsbetweenus
”thatstheone,”saidssrple”idknoanywhere”
this,ithought,suchadistanceaoonlight,butirealisedthatthephand,assuch,sheitledtoalittlepardonableexaggeration
”itslorclent”
”yesiustgoingtotakeitdoothepolicestation”
”youdontthinkittertotelephone”
ofurseunquestionablyittertotelephonetostridethroughthevillage,suitcaseinhand,ourtaprobablyundesirablepublicity
soiunlatchedssrplesgardengateandenteredthehousebythefrenchthesanctityofthedraynews
theresultselfinaupleofjiffies
ood
”soit,havekeepthingstoyourselfifyouveanyreasontobelieveyouknohearticleinquestiontohavereportedittotheproperauthorities”
”ite”
”andthatsalikelytalenearlythreequartersofaleoftotheproperspotandlayyourhanduponit”
ietothispartiybackupisaidnothing
”orslack,eyeingthesuitcaseightassinside”
hehadbroughtanassortntofkeysandthelockhecasewasopen
idontknoethingstelysensational,iiginebutthefirstthingthattoureyeseafadeddarkblueoverat,verychtheheckedcapfollowed
”ashoddylot”saidtheinspector
apairofbootsverydoenextatthebottofthesuitcaseeldoneupinnewspaper
”fancyshirt,isuppose,”saidtheinspectorbitterly,ashetoreitopen
antlaterhehadcaughthisbreathinsurprise
forinsidetheparetal
ssrplegaveashrillexclationofregnition
”thetrenchersalts,”sheexclaid”lonelprotheroestrenchersalts,andthecharlesiitazzadidyoueverhearofsuchathing”
theinspectorhadgotveryred
”sothate,”hettered”robberybutientionofthesethingsbeingssing”
”perhapstheyhaventdisveredtheloss,”isuggested”ipresuthesevaluablethingsnuselonelprotheroeprobablykepttheockedawayinasafe”
”istinvestigatethis,”saidtheinspeselfsurderhednothingtodoe”
herepaissrplesofferofaglassofsherry
”ysteryurdereverythingsacuntedforquitesatisfactorily”
”itreallyso,”saidssrple”althoughonenevercanbequitecertain,canone”
”theresapletelaotive,”ipointedout”hedgoteforand”
”yes”
sheecuriosityshehastenedtoansyinquiringgazehakindofapologeticeageess
”ivenodoubtiauitesostupidaboutthesethingsbutijusteanthissilverisveryvaluable,isitnot”
”atazzasoldtheotherdayforoverathousandpounds,ibelieve”
”ianitsnotthevalueofthetal”
”no,itsightcanannoisseursvalue”
”thatseanthesaleofsuchthingsetoarrange,orevenifiteaniftherobberyedandahueandcrywe
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ireered,orelseiiginedreering,thattherehadbeenseveraladetheafteoonofoursearch
ioreforcedeinoticedfreshteonehadpassedthisyself
isooncatotheplaceetoverheadandtheorethanafeacross
ontheotherside,theundergroedquiteclearthatnoonehadforcedaedtohavebeendisturbedinoneplace
iefullofexcitent,ithrustaandallbrocase
iutteredanejaphihadbeensuyreasoninghereitriedthehasp,butitked
asirosetofeetinotiatically,ipickeditupandslippeditintopocket
thengraspingfindbythehandle,iretracedstepstothepath
asicliedoverthestileintothelane,anagitatedvoicenearathandcalledout:
”ohclentyouvefounditholeverofyou”
ntallyregisteringthefactthatintheartofseeingyfindonthepalingsbetweenus
”thatstheone,”saidssrple”idknoanywhere”
this,ithought,suchadistanceaoonlight,butirealisedthatthephand,assuch,sheitledtoalittlepardonableexaggeration
”itslorclent”
”yesiustgoingtotakeitdoothepolicestation”
”youdontthinkittertotelephone”
ofurseunquestionablyittertotelephonetostridethroughthevillage,suitcaseinhand,ourtaprobablyundesirablepublicity
soiunlatchedssrplesgardengateandenteredthehousebythefrenchthesanctityofthedraynews
theresultselfinaupleofjiffies
ood
”soit,havekeepthingstoyourselfifyouveanyreasontobelieveyouknohearticleinquestiontohavereportedittotheproperauthorities”
”ite”
”andthatsalikelytalenearlythreequartersofaleoftotheproperspotandlayyourhanduponit”
ietothispartiybackupisaidnothing
”orslack,eyeingthesuitcaseightassinside”
hehadbroughtanassortntofkeysandthelockhecasewasopen
idontknoethingstelysensational,iiginebutthefirstthingthattoureyeseafadeddarkblueoverat,verychtheheckedcapfollowed
”ashoddylot”saidtheinspector
apairofbootsverydoenextatthebottofthesuitcaseeldoneupinnewspaper
”fancyshirt,isuppose,”saidtheinspectorbitterly,ashetoreitopen
antlaterhehadcaughthisbreathinsurprise
forinsidetheparetal
ssrplegaveashrillexclationofregnition
”thetrenchersalts,”sheexclaid”lonelprotheroestrenchersalts,andthecharlesiitazzadidyoueverhearofsuchathing”
theinspectorhadgotveryred
”sothate,”hettered”robberybutientionofthesethingsbeingssing”
”perhapstheyhaventdisveredtheloss,”isuggested”ipresuthesevaluablethingsnuselonelprotheroeprobablykepttheockedawayinasafe”
”istinvestigatethis,”saidtheinspeselfsurderhednothingtodoe”
herepaissrplesofferofaglassofsherry
”ysteryurdereverythingsacuntedforquitesatisfactorily”
”itreallyso,”saidssrple”althoughonenevercanbequitecertain,canone”
”theresapletelaotive,”ipointedout”hedgoteforand”
”yes”
sheecuriosityshehastenedtoansyinquiringgazehakindofapologeticeageess
”ivenodoubtiauitesostupidaboutthesethingsbutijusteanthissilverisveryvaluable,isitnot”
”atazzasoldtheotherdayforoverathousandpounds,ibelieve”
”ianitsnotthevalueofthetal”
”no,itsightcanannoisseursvalue”
”thatseanthesaleofsuchthingsetoarrange,orevenifiteaniftherobberyedandahueandcrywe
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