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V. The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

           Allisclear,thecasebeginstoexplainitself.Thesealedpacketisonlyadummy,andthemomentofitssubstitutionmustbeintheofficeintheBank.Itwouldbeaneasymatterforanyofthethreemenpresenttohavepreparedaduplicatepackagewhichcouldbesubstitutedforthegenuineone.Trèsbien,thebondsaremailedtoaconfederateinNewYork,withinstructionstosellassoonastheOlympiaisin,butsomeonemusttravelontheOlympiatoengineerthesupposedmomentoftherobbery.”

           “Butwhy?”

           “BecauseifRidgewaymerelyopensthepacketandfindsitadummy,suspicionfliesatoncetoLondon.No,themanonboardinthecabinnextdoordoeshiswork,pretendstoforcethelockinanobviousmannersoastodrawimmediateattentiontothetheft,reallyunlocksthetrunkwithaduplicatekey,throwsthepackageoverboardandwaitsuntilthelasttoleavetheboat.Naturallyhewearsglassestoconcealhiseyes,andisaninvalidsincehedoesnotwanttoruntheriskofmeetingRidgeway.HestepsashoreinNewYorkandreturnsbythefirstboatavailable.”

           “Butwho—whichwashe?”

           “Themanwhohadaduplicatekey,themanwhoorderedthelock,themanwhohasnotbeenseverelyillwithbronchitisathishomeinthecountry—enfin,that‘stodgy’oldman,Mr.Shaw!Therearecriminalsinhighplacessometimes,myfriend.Ah,hereweare.Mademoiselle,Ihavesucceeded!Youpermit?”

           And,beaming,Poirotkissedtheastonishedgirllightlyoneithercheek!

           

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