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Four THE ADVENTURE OF THE SINISTER STRANGER(1)
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Four THE ADVENTURE OF THE SINISTER2 STRANGER
“It’s been a darned dull day,” said Tommy, and yawned widely.
“Nearly tea time,” said Tuppence and also yawned.
Business was not brisk in the International Detective Agency. Theeagerly expected letter from the ham merchant had not arrived and bonafide cases were not forthcoming.
Albert, the office boy, entered with a sealed package which he laid onthe table.
“The Mystery of the Sealed Packet,” murmured Tommy. “Did it containthe fabulous3 pearls of the Russian Grand Duchess? Or was it an infernalmachine destined4 to blow Blunt’s Brilliant Detectives to pieces?”
“As a matter of fact,” said Tuppence, tearing open the package. “It’s mywedding present to Francis Haviland. Rather nice, isn’t it?”
Tommy took a slender silver cigarette case from her outstretched hand,noted the inscription5 engraved6 in her own handwriting, “Francis fromTuppence,” opened and shut the case, and nodded approvingly.
“You do throw your money about, Tuppence,” he remarked. “I’ll haveone like it, only in gold, for my birthday next month. Fancy wasting athing like that on Francis Haviland, who always was and always will beone of the most perfect asses7 God ever made!”
“You forget I used to drive him about during the war, when he was aGeneral. Ah! those were the good old days.”
“They were,” agreed Tommy. “Beautiful women used to come andsqueeze my hand in hospital, I remember. But I don’t send them all wed-ding presents. I don’t believe the bride will care much for this gift ofyours, Tuppence.”
“It’s nice and slim for the pocket, isn’t it?” said Tuppence, disregardinghis remarks.
Tommy slipped it into his own pocket.
“Just right,” he said approvingly. “Hullo, here is Albert with the after-noon post. Very possibly the Duchess of Perthshire is commissioning us tofind her prize Peke.”
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