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I. The Adventure of “The Western Star”

           

           IheardPoirotmurmurbeneathhisbreath:“Ah,c’estcommeça!”Thenhesaidaloud,withhisusualuncannyluckinhittingthebull’s-eye(hedignifiesitbythenameofpsychology):“ThenyouarewithoutdoubtalreadyacquaintedwithLadyYardly,orperhapsyourhusbandis?”

           “GregoryknewherwhenshewasoutWestthreeyearsago,”saidMissMarvell.Shehesitatedamoment,andthenaddedabruptly:“DoeitherofyoueverseeSocietyGossip?”

           Webothpleadedguiltyrathershamefacedly.

           “Iaskbecauseinthisweek’snumberthereisanarticleonfamousjewels,andit’sreallyverycurious——”Shebrokeoff.

           Irose,wenttothetableattheothersideoftheroomandreturnedwiththepaperinquestioninmyhand.Shetookitfromme,foundthearticle,andbegantoreadaloud:

           “...AmongstotherfamousstonesmaybeincludedtheStaroftheEast,adiamondinthepossessionoftheYardlyfamily.AnancestorofthepresentLordYardlybroughtitbackwithhimfromChina,andaromanticstoryissaidtoattachtoit.Accordingtothis,thestonewasoncetherighteyeofatemplegod.Anotherdiamond,exactlysimilarinformandsize,formedthelefteye,andthestorygoesthatthisjewel,too,wouldincourseoftimebestolen.‘OneeyeshallgoWest,theotherEast,tilltheyshallmeetoncemore.Then,intriumphshalltheyreturntothegod.’Itisacuriouscoincidencethatthereisatthepresenttimeastonecorrespondingcloselyindescriptionwiththisone,andknownas‘theStaroftheWest,’or‘theWesternStar.

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