be done. If we call in the police tomorrow, it can be supposed that we thought the jewel merely lost and were hunting for it. By the way, nobody has been allowed to leave the house this morning.”
“Except your daughter, of course,” said Tuppence, speaking for the first time.
“Except my daughter,” agreed the Colonel. “She volunteered at once to go and put the case before you.”
Tommy rose.
“We will do our best to give you satisfaction, Colonel,” he said. “I should like to see the drawing-room, and the table on which the pendant was laid down. I should also like to ask Mrs. Betts a few questions. After that, I will interview the servants—or rather my assistant, Miss Robinson, will do