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Mr. J. finally left with his grim companion and promised to return soon again. His last words were that no one could resist him if he set about finding things, and that he never made a mistake.

In the meantime we came to the conclusion that not one person who had ever worked for us could show all four of the required identifying traits, though several of them possessed one of these: Orlando the missing tooth (his family flatly denies that he limps). Tomalino who also worked in the garden, wore romantic side-whiskers (these adding much to his comic appearance); My cook Antonio is the only one who really limps.

Mr. J. appeared again the very next morning and alone this time. He told me at once that Orlando was not the culprit; he had stood firm and successfully proved his innocence. Very much relived I asked if the sick man has been sent back to his home. 'No, he must still remain in prison', replied Mr. J. 'We learn to be hard in our profession.' Orlando's family found that he slept on the floor in a room with broken windows.

The conversation now turned to finding another culprit. Were it not for his ferret eyes and certain unusual remarks such as my visitor informing me that he had come into my house unarmed, and I, somewhat taken aback ,to reply that surely arms were not necessary when visiting private houses,