The Jewel Casket

The Jewel Casket
The Kitchen Maid
The Lady of Shalott
the night watch by rembrandt
"It's a lot of money Ibelieve."
　　"It's a very largefortune, Chief-Inspector."
　　"Why do you think she wanted to know?"
　　"About the money?"
　　"Yes, and about who would inherit it?"
　　"I don't know,"said Egerton. "I don't know at all. She also brought up the subject of marriage –”
　　"Did you form the impression that there was a manin the case?"
　　"I've no evidence –but – yes, I did think just that. I feltsure there was a boy friend somewhere in the offing. There usually is! Luscombe –that's Colonel Luscombe, her guardian,doesn't seem to know anything about a boy friend. But thendear old Derek Luscombe wouldn't. He was quite upset when Isuggested that there was such a thing in the background and probably an unsuitable one atthat."