The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot 21)

money And

then there's the fascination of the

stone itself

It's beautiful."

THE REGATTA MYSTERY

"Just a piece of carbon," said Evan Llewellyn.

"I've always understood it's the 'fence' that'

the difficulty in jewel robberies," said Sir Georg

"He takes the lion's share--eh, what?"

"Come on," said Eve excitedly. "Let's star

Take the diamond out and say what you said la

night."

Mr. Leathern said in his deep melancholy voic

"I do apologize for my offspring. She ge

kinder worked up--"

"That'll do, Pops," said Eve. "Now then, M

Pointz--"

Smiling, Mr. Pointz fumbled in an inne

pocket. He drew something out. It lay on the pale

of his hand, blinking in the light.

A diamond ....

Rather stiffly, Mr. Pointz repeated as far as h

could remember his speech of the previous evenin

on the Merrirnaid.

"Perhaps you ladies and gentlemen would Ilk

to have a look at this? It's an unusually beautift

stone. I call it the Morning Star and it's by way c

being my mascot--goes about with me anywhere

Like to see it?"

He handed it to Lady Marroway, who took i