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I. The Adventure of “The Western Star”

           Itranasfollows:

           “Thegreatdiamondwhichisthelefteyeofthegodmustreturnwhenceitcame.”

           Thesecondletterwascouchedinpreciselythesameterms,butthethirdwasmoreexplicit:

           “Youhavebeenwarned.Youhavenotobeyed.Nowthediamondwillbetakenfromyou.Atthefullofthemoon,thetwodiamondswhicharetheleftandrighteyeofthegodshallreturn.Soitiswritten.”

           “ThefirstletterItreatedasajoke,”explainedMissMarvell.“WhenIgotthesecond,Ibegantowonder.Thethirdonecameyesterday,anditseemedtomethat,afterall,themattermightbemoreseriousthanIhadimagined.”

           “Iseetheydidnotcomebypost,theseletters.”

           “No;theywereleftbyhand—byaChinaman.Thatiswhatfrightensme.”

           “Why?”

           “BecauseitwasfromaChinkinSanFranciscothatGregoryboughtthestonethreeyearsago.”

           “Isee,madame,thatyoubelievethediamondreferredtotobe——”

           “‘TheWesternStar,’”finishedMissMarvell.“That’sso.Atthetime,Gregoryremembersthattherewassomestoryattachedtothestone,buttheChinkwasn’thandingoutanyinformation.Gregorysaysheseemedjustscaredtodeath,andinamortalhurrytogetridofthething.Heonlyaskedaboutatenthofitsvalue.ItwasGreg’sweddingpresenttome.”

           Poirotnoddedthoughtfully.

           “Thestoryseemsofanalmostunbelievableromanticism.Andyet—whoknows?Iprayofyou,Hastings,handmemylittlealmanac.”

           Icomplied.

           “Voyons!”saidPoirot,turningtheleaves.

           “Whenisthedateofthefullmoon?Ah,Fridaynext.Thatisinthreedays’time.

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