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VII. Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

           Hisfacebrightenedwhenhesawwhoitwas.

           “Ah!”hesaid.“That’sratherfortunate.Isentforoneofourfemalesearchers,andshe’sjustarrived.Perhapsifyouwouldn’tmindgoingintotheroomnextdoor.”

           Helookedatthechambermaid,whosteppedacrossthethresholdwithatossofherhead,thesearcherfollowingherclosely.

           TheFrenchgirlhadsunksobbingintoachair.Poirotwaslookingroundtheroom,themainfeaturesofwhichIhavemadeclearbyasketch.

           Asketchofthebedroom,adjoiningmaid’sroom,andcorridor.

           “Wheredoesthatdoorlead?”heinquired,noddinghisheadtowardstheonebythewindow.

           “Intothenextapartment,Ibelieve,”saidtheinspector.“It’sbolted,anyway,onthisside.”

           Poirotwalkedacrosstoit,triedit,thendrewbacktheboltandtrieditagain.

           “Andontheothersideaswell,”heremarked.“Well,thatseemstoruleoutthat.”

           Hewalkedovertothewindows,examiningeachoftheminturn.

           “Andagain—nothing.Notevenabalconyoutside.”

           “Eveniftherewere,”saidtheinspectorimpatiently,“Idon’tseehowthatwouldhelpus,ifthemaidneverlefttheroom.”

           “Évidemment,”saidPoirot,notdisconcerted.“AsMademoiselleispositiveshedidnotleavetheroom——”

           Hewasinterruptedbythereappearanceofthechambermaidandthepolicesearcher.

           “Nothing,”saidthelatterlaconically.

           “Ishouldhopenot,indeed,”saidthechambermaidvirtuously.

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