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V. The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

           

           Thecardboretheinscription:MissEsméeFarquhar,andPoirot,afterdivingunderthetabletoretrieveastraycrumb,andputtingitcarefullyinthewaste-paper-basket,noddedtothelandladytoadmither.

           InanotherminuteoneofthemostcharminggirlsIhaveeverseenwasusheredintotheroom.Shewasperhapsaboutfive-and-twenty,withbigbrowneyesandaperfectfigure.Shewaswell-dressedandperfectlycomposedinmanner.

           “Sitdown,Ibegofyou,mademoiselle.Thisismyfriend,CaptainHastings,whoaidsmeinmylittleproblems.”

           “IamafraiditisabigproblemIhavebroughtyouto-day,MonsieurPoirot,”saidthegirl,givingmeapleasantbowassheseatedherself.“Idaresayyouhavereadaboutitinthepapers.IamreferringtothetheftofLibertyBondsontheOlympia.”SomeastonishmentmusthaveshownitselfinPoirot’sface,forshecontinuedquickly:“YouaredoubtlessaskingyourselfwhatIhavetodowithagraveinstitutionliketheLondonandScottishBank.Inonesensenothing,inanothersenseeverything.Yousee,MonsieurPoirot,IamengagedtoMr.PhilipRidgeway.”

           “Aha!andMr.PhilipRidgeway——”

           “Wasinchargeofthebondswhentheywerestolen.Ofcoursenoactualblamecanattachtohim,itwasnothisfaultinanyway.Nevertheless,heishalfdistraughtoverthematter,andhisuncle,Iknow,insiststhathemustcarelesslyhavementionedhavingtheminhispossession.Itisaterribleset-backinhiscareer.”

           “Whoishisuncle?”

           “Mr.Vavasour,jointgeneralmanageroftheLondonandScottishBank.

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