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Dances, fêtes of all kinds, opera, and the theatres were in full blast, when all of a sudden society was paralyzed by a most audacious robbery. DANCES FETES OF ALL KINDS OPERA AND THE THEATRES WERE IN FULL BLAST WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SOCIETY WAS PARALYZED BY A MOST AUDACIOUS ROBBERY
 a yellow wig is required of him who pursues it.” “This man is an impostor,” whispered Le Coq to Hawkshaw. “I’ve known that all along by the mole on his left wrist,” returned Hawkshaw, contemptuously. “I suspected it the minute I saw he was not disguised,” returned Le Coq, knowingly. “I have observed that the greatest villains latterly have discarded disguises, as being too easily penetrated, and therefore of no avail, and merely a useless expense.” “Silence!” cried Confucius, impatiently. “How can the gentleman proceed, with all this conversation going on in the rear?” Hawkshaw and Le Coq immediately subsided, and the stranger went on. “It was in this way that I treated the strange case of the lost tiara,” resumed the stranger. “Mental concentration upon seemingly insignificant details alone enabled me to bring about the desired results in that instance. A brief outline of the case is as follows: It was late one evening in the early spring of 1894. The London season was at its height. WHICH NOTHING BUT STUPIDITY LUCK AND A YELLOW WIG IS REQUIRED OF HIM WHO PURSUES IT THIS MAN IS AN IMPOSTOR WHISPERED LECOQ TO HOCKSHAW I'VE KNOWN THAT ALL ALONG BY THE MOLE ON HIS LEFT WRIST RETURNED HOCKSHAW CONTEMPTUOUSLY I SUSPECTED IT THE MINUTE I SAW HE WAS NOT DISGUISED RETURNED LECOQ KNOWINGLY I HAVE OBSERVED THE GREATEST VILLAINS LATTERLY HAVE DISCARDED DISGUISES AS BEING TOO EASILY PENETRATED AND THEREFORE OF NO AVAIL AND MERELY A USELESS EXPENSE SILENCE CRIED CONFUCIUS IMPATIENTLY HOW CAN THE GENTLEMAN PROCEED WITH ALL THIS CONVERSATION GOING ON IN THE REAR HOGSHAW AND LECOQ IMMEDIATELY SUBSIDED AND THE STRANGER WENT ON IT WAS IN THIS WAY THAT I TREATED THE STRANGE CASE OF THE LOST TIARA RESUMED THE STRANGER MENTAL CONCENTRATION UPON SEEMINGLY INSIGNIFICANT DETAILS ALONE ENABLED ME TO BRING ABOUT THE DESIRED RESULTS IN THAT INSTANT A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE CASE IS AS FOLLOWS IT WAS LATE ONE EVENING IN THE EARLY SPRING OF EIGHTEEN NINETY FOUR THE LONDON SEASON WAS AT ITS HEIGHT
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