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On the other hand, the robber: will he allow himself to be lulled into a false sense of security by counting on this delay, or will he not, noting my habit of occasionally entering upon detective enterprises of this nature of my own volition, come to me at once and set me to work ferreting out some crime that has never been committed? ON THE OTHER HAND THE ROBBER WILL HE ALLOW HIMSELF TO BE LULLED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY BY COUNTING ON THIS DELAY OR WILL HE NOT KNOWING MY HABIT OF OCCASIONALLY ENTERING UPON DETECTIVE ENTERPRISES OF THIS NATURE OF MY OWN VOLITION COME TO ME AT ONCE AND SET ME TO WORK FERRETING OUT SOME CRIME THAT HAS NEVER BEEN COMMITTED
 person robbed would employ me to ferret out the mystery and recover the diamonds, or the robber himself, actuated by motives of self-preservation, would endeavor to direct my energies into other channels until he should have the time to dispose of his ill-gotten booty. A mental discussion of the probabilities inclined me to believe that the latter would be the case. I reasoned in this fashion: The person robbed is of exalted rank. She cannot move rapidly because she is so. Great bodies move slowly. It is probable that it will be a week before, according to the etiquette by which she is hedged about, she can communicate with me. In the first place, she must inform one of her attendants that she has been robbed. He must communicate the news to the functionary in charge of her residence, who will communicate with the Home Secretary, and from him will issue the orders to the police, who, baffled at every step, will finally address themselves to me. ‘I’ll give that side two weeks,’ I said. THAT IS TO SAY EITHER THE PERSON ROBBED WOULD EMPLOY ME TO FERRET OUT THE MYSTERY AND RECOVER THE DIAMONDS OR THE ROBBER HIMSELF ACTUATED BY MOTIVES OF SELF PRESERVATION WOULD ENDEAVOUR TO DIRECT MY ENERGIES INTO OTHER CHANNELS UNTIL HE SHOULD HAVE THE TIME TO DISPOSE OF HIS ILL GOTTEN BOOTY A MENTAL DISCUSSION OF THE PROBABILITIES INCLINED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE LATTER WOULD BE THE CASE I REASONED IN THIS FASHION A PERSON ROBBED IS OF EXALTED RANK SHE CANNOT MOVE RAPIDLY BECAUSE SHE IS SO GREAT BODIES MOVE SLOWLY IT IS PROBABLE THAT IT WILL BE A WEEK BEFORE ACCORDING TO THE ETIQUETTE BY WHICH SHE IS HEDGED ABOUT SHE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH ME IN THE FIRST PLACE SHE MUST INFORM ONE OF HER ATTENDANTS THAT SHE HAS BEEN ROBBED HE MUST COMMUNICATE THE NEWS TO THE FUNCTIONARY IN CHARGE OF HER RESIDENCE WHO WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THE HOME SECRETARY AND FROM HIM WILL ISSUE THE ORDERS TO THE POLICE WHO BAFFLED AT EVERY STEP WILL FINALLY ADDRESS THEMSELVES TO ME I'LL GIVE THAT SIDE TWO WEEKS I SAID
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