been very brisk just lately.”
“Well, one can’t have murders and robberies every day,” said Tommy. “Be reasonable. Now my idea is this. When business is slack, we ought to do a certain amount of home exercises every day.”
“Lie on our backs and wave our feet in the air? That sort of thing?”
“Don’t be so literal in your interpretation. When I say exercises, I mean exercises in the detective art. Reproductions of the Great Masters. For instance—”
From the drawer beside him, Tommy took out a formidable dark green eyeshade covering both eyes. This he adjusted with some care. Then he drew a watch from his pocket.
“I broke the glass this morning,” he remarked. “That paved the way