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Ten days later I was retained by the Duchess, and after a pretended search of ten days more I found the tiara, restored it to the noble lady, and received the £5000 reward. TEN DAYS LATER I WAS RETAINED BY THE DUCHESS AND AFTER A PRETENDED SEARCH OF TEN DAYS MORE I FOUND THE TIARA RESTORED TO THE NOBLE LADY AND RECEIVED THE FIVE THOUSAND POUND REWARD
nd watched with pleasure the flashing brilliance of its gems. “‘I beg you’ll not expose me,’ he moaned. ‘I was driven to it by necessity.’ “‘Not I,’ I replied. ‘As long as you play fair it will be all right. I’m not going to keep this thing. I’m not married, and so have no use for such a trifle; but what I do intend is simply to wait until your wife retains me to find it, and then I’ll find it and get the reward. If you keep perfectly still, I’ll have it found in such a fashion that you’ll never be suspected. If, on the other hand, you say a word about to-night’s events, I’ll hand you over to the police.’ “‘Humph!’ he said. ‘You couldn’t prove a case against me.’ “‘I can prove any case against anybody,’ I retorted. ‘If you don’t believe it, read my book,’ I added, and I handed him a copy of my memoirs. “‘I’ve read it,’ he answered, ‘and I ought to have known better than to come here. I thought you were only a literary success.’ And with a deep-drawn sigh he took the watch and went out. FELLOW SAID I AS I HELD THE TIARA UP TO THE LIGHT AND WATCHED WITH PLEASURE THE FLASHING BRILLIANCE OF ITS GEMS I BEG YOU'LL NOT EXPOSE ME HE MOANED I WAS DRIVEN TO IT BY NECESSITY NOT I I REPLIED AS LONG AS YOU PLAY FAIR IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT I'M NOT GOING TO KEEP THIS THING I'M NOT MARRIED AND SO HAVE NO USE FOR SUCH A TRIFLE BUT WHAT I DO INTEND IS SIMPLY TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR WIFE RETAINS ME TO FIND IT AND THEN I'LL FIND IT AND GET THE REWARD IF YOU KEEP PERFECTLY STILL I'LL HAVE IT FOUND IN SUCH A FASHION THAT YOU'LL NEVER BE SUSPECTED IF ON THE OTHER HAND YOU SAY A WORD ABOUT TO NIGHT'S ADVANCE I'LL HAND YOU OVER TO THE POLICE HUMPH HE SAID YOU COULDN'T PROVE A CASE AGAINST ME I CAN PROVE ANY CASE AGAINST ANYBODY I RETORTED IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT READ MY BOOK I ADDED AND I HANDED HIM A COPY OF MY MEMOIRS I'VE READ IT HE ANSWERED AND I OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN BETTER THAN TO HAVE COME HERE I THOUGHT YOU WERE ONLY A LITERARY SUCCESS AND WITH A DEEP DRAWN SIGH HE TOOK THE WATCH AND WENT OUT
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