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V. The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

           Ijudgedthathewasendeavouringtogaugetheexactamountofintimacybetweenuncleandnephew.Mr.Vavasour’sanswerswerebriefandpunctilious.HisnephewwasatrustedofficialoftheBank,andhadnodebtsormoneydifficultiesthatheknewof.Hehadbeenentrustedwithsimilarmissionsinthepast.Finallywewerepolitelybowedout.

           “Iamdisappointed,”saidPoirot,asweemergedintothestreet.

           “Youhopedtodiscovermore?Theyaresuchstodgyoldmen.”

           “Itisnottheirstodginesswhichdisappointsme,monami.IdonotexpecttofindinaBankmanagera‘keenfinancierwithaneagleglance’asyourfavouriteworksoffictionputit.No,Iamdisappointedinthecase—itistooeasy!”

           “Easy?”

           “Yes,doyounotfinditalmostchildishlysimple?”

           “Youknowwhostolethebonds?”

           “Ido.”

           “Butthen—wemust—why——”

           “Donotconfuseandflusteryourself,Hastings.Wearenotgoingtodoanythingatpresent.”

           “Butwhy?Whatareyouwaitingfor?”

           “FortheOlympia.SheisdueonherreturntripfromNewYorkonTuesday.”

           “Butifyouknowwhostolethebonds,whywait?Hemayescape.”

           “ToaSouthSeaislandwherethereisnoextradition?No,monami,hewouldfindlifeveryuncongenialthere.AstowhyIwait—ehbientotheintelligenceofHerculePoirotthecaseisperfectlyclear,butforthebenefitofothers,notsogreatlygiftedbythegoodGod—theInspectorMcNeil,forinstance—itwouldbeaswelltomakeafewinquiriestoestablishthefacts.Onemusthaveconsiderationforthoselessgiftedthanoneself.

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