Tales of Terror and Mystery

The Jew's Breastplate

           Butnonetheless,Ishouldbeverygladtogocarefullyroundthepremises,andtoseeifwecanfindanytracetoshowuswhoyourvisitormayhavebeen."

           Hisinvestigation,whichlastedallthemorning,wascarefulandintelligent,butitledintheendtonothing.Hepointedouttousthatthereweretwopossibleentrancestothemuseumwhichwehadnotconsidered.Theonewasfromthecellarsbyatrap-dooropeninginthepassage.Theotherthroughaskylightfromthelumber-room,overlookingthatverychambertowhichtheintruderhadpenetrated.Asneitherthecellarnorthelumber-roomcouldbeenteredunlessthethiefwasalreadywithinthelockeddoors,thematterwasnotofanypracticalimportance,andthedustofcellarandatticassuredusthatnoonehadusedeitheroneortheother.Finally,weendedaswebegan,withouttheslightestclueastohow,why,orbywhomthesettingofthesefourjewelshadbeentamperedwith.

           ThereremainedonecourseforMortimertotake,andhetookit.Leavingthepolicetocontinuetheirfruitlessresearches,heaskedmetoaccompanyhimthatafternooninavisittoProfessorAndreas.Hetookwithhimthetwoletters,anditwashisintentiontoopenlytaxhispredecessorwithhavingwrittentheanonymouswarning,andtoaskhimtoexplainthefactthatheshouldhaveanticipatedsoexactlythatwhichhadactuallyoccurred.TheProfessorwaslivinginasmallvillainUpperNorwood,butwewereinformedbytheservantthathewasawayfromhome.Seeingourdisappointment,sheaskedusifweshouldliketoseeMissAndreas,andshowedusintothemodestdrawing-room.

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