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Rh “I felt a hand inside my collar, and a voice said: ‘Now, you rascal, what are you doing in there?’”

he saw a man actually climbing out of the pantry window there came a limit to his restraint. Of course, I told him how matters stood and we continued the case together.”

“Why him? Why not us?”

“Because it was in my mind to put that little test which answered so admirably. I fear you would not have gone so far.”

The Inspector smiled.

“Well, maybe not. I understand that