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I. The Adventure of “The Western Star”

           ‘hasiss.twodaughters,born1908,1910....Clubs...residences.’...Voilà,thatdoesnottellusmuch.Butto-morrowmorningweseethismilord!”

           “What?”

           “Yes.Itelegraphedtohim.”

           “Ithoughtyouhadwashedyourhandsofthecase?”

           “IamnotactingforMissMarvellsincesherefusestobeguidedbymyadvice.WhatIdonowisformyownsatisfaction—thesatisfactionofHerculePoirot!Decidedly,Imusthaveafingerinthispie.”

           “AndyoucalmlywireLordYardlytodashuptotownjusttosuityourconvenience.Hewon’tbepleased.”

           “Aucontraire,ifIpreserveforhimhisfamilydiamond,heoughttobeverygrateful.”

           “Thenyoureallythinkthereisachanceofitbeingstolen?”Iaskedeagerly.

           “Almostacertainty,”repliedPoirotplacidly.“Everythingpointsthatway.”

           “Buthow——”

           Poirotstoppedmyeagerquestionswithanairygestureofthehand.

           “Notnow,Iprayyou.Letusnotconfusethemind.Andobservethat‘Peerage’—howyouhavereplacedhim!Seeyounotthatthetallestbooksgointhetopshelf,thenexttallestintherowbeneath,andsoon.Thuswehaveorder,method,which,asIhaveoftentoldyou,Hastings——”

           “Exactly,”Isaidhastily,andputtheoffendingvolumeinitsproperplace.

           

           LordYardlyturnedouttobeacheery,loud-voicedsportsmanwitharatherredface,butwithagood-humouredbonhomieabouthimthatwasdistinctlyattractiveandmadeupforanylackofmentality.

           “Extraordinarybusinessthis,MonsieurPoirot.Can’tmakeheadortailofit.

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