The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot 21) - Page 24

on the track of the Morning Star. Pointz'

idiosyncrasy was well known in the trade. Maria

Amalfi played the part of his daughter (amazing

creature, twenty-seven at least, and nearly always

plays a part of sixteen)."

"Not Eve!" gasped Llewellyn.

"Exactly. The third member of the gang got

himself taken on as an extra waiter at the Royal

Georgewit was holiday time, remember, and they

would need extra staff. He may even have bribed a

regular man to stay away. The scene is set. Eve

challenges old Pointz and he takes on the bet. He

passes round the diamond as he had done the

night before. The waiters enter the room and

Leathern retains the stone until they have left the

room. When they do leave, the diamond lea¢s

also, neatly attached with a morsel of chewing

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gum to the underside of the plate that Pietro bears

away. So simple!"

"But I saw it after that."

"No, no, you saw a paste replica, good enough

to deceive a casual glance. Stein, you told me,

hardly looked at it. Eve drops it, sweeps off a glass

too and steps firmly on stone and glass together.

Miraculous disappearance of diamond. Both Eve

and Leathern can submit to as much searching as

anyone pleases."

"Well--I'm--" Evan shook his head, at a loss

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