'wasthereply.'Hewasthere
within a few minutes of the murder.'
ThequestionbeingthusreferredtomeIgaveanaccountofal lthatI
hadseenandheardtowhichThorndykelistenedwithdeepatt ention
interruptingmeonlyonceortwicetoelucidatesomepointt hatwasnot
quite clear.
'Iunderstand'saidhewhenIhadfinished'thatthereisnoc atalogue
or record of the collection and no written description of the specimens?'
'No'repliedDrayton.'ButIhavelookedoverthecabinetsa good
manytimesandtakenthepiecesouttoexaminethemsoIthink Ishall
beabletotellroughlywhatismissingandgiveaworkingdes criptionof
thepieces.AndIcouldcertainlyidentifymostofthemifth eyshouldbe
produced.'
'Theyarenotverylikelytobetraced'saidThorndyke.'Iti shighlyim-
probablethatthemurdererwillattempttodisposeofthing sstolenin
suchcircumstances.Stillthepossibilityofidentifying themmaybeof
the greatest importancefor the folly of criminals is often beyond belief.'
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THORNDYKE TAKES UP THE INQUIRY
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