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Updated: June 17, 2025
This, I thought, must be one of the very common cases of mental hallucination which one hears of every day the belief of the sufferer that he is surrounded by enemies and followed by spies. It is probably the most usual delusion of the harmless lunatic. "But what have these people done?" Hewitt asked, looking rather interested, although amused. "What actual assaults have they committed, and when?
Armitage at Brighton, and we talked, among other things, of the previous robbery that of Mrs. Heath's bracelet. I described the circumstances pretty minutely, and, when I mentioned the match found on the table, she said: 'How strange! Why, my thief left a match on the dressing-table when he took my poor little brooch!" Hewitt nodded. "Yes," he said. "A spent match, of course?"
In fifteen years to cut a long story short I had made the small competency which I have brought to England with me, with the idea of a peaceful end to my life and my wife's; though I doubt if I am to have that now. I doubt it, and I will tell you why. Mr. Hewitt, when I went away without warning on Thursday night I was dogging Mayes!" Hewitt nodded, with no sign of surprise.
"Probably you already guess my business with you, Mr. Hewitt you have seen the early evening papers? Just so; then I needn't tell you again what you already know. My cameo is gone, and I badly want it back. Of course the police are hard at work at Claridge's, but I'm not quite satisfied.
"If you'd lived here more, and heard some of the stories . . . ! Nate Hewitt had his back broken with a tree falling on him. But he was cutting that one down, and it fell too soon. Nobody had touched this one! And there isn't any wind. What made it fall? Most every winter, some man in the lumber camp on the mountain gets killed or smashed up, and lots of horses too."
Hewitt the healthy and dauntless person she was, but it had its limitations, and John reminded her of them inexorably. "You have neuritis when you catch cold in the wind, and you know it," he told her. "Do go in, Mother, to please me." "You know I'll be back again as soon as you're out of sight," she observed. But she did go in.
And, by the by, could you manage to have your son about the place to-day, in case I happen to want a little help out of doors?" "Certainly; I'll get him to stay in. But what do you want the cinders smoothed for?" Hewitt smiled, and patted his host's shoulder. "I'll explain all my tricks when the job's done," he said, and went out.
This was the beginning of the private detective business of Martin Hewitt, and his action at that time has been completely justified by the brilliant professional successes he has since achieved.
Ye would say I had met wi' a friar in orders grey, lamenting owre the sins o' the world, and the poverty o' his pocket, instead o' a young bang fellow like you, that's a match for onybody. Come, here's to the health o' bonny Jenny Hewitt." "With all my heart," said the stranger; and, pronouncing the name of the fair maiden, quaffed off his liquor.
There's no dinner till seven, so you'd better let me give you something now. I'm really sorry. Come along." "Thank you, Sir James," Hewitt replied; "I won't take much. A few biscuits, perhaps, or something of that sort. And, by the by, if you don't mind, I rather think I should like to take it alone. The fact is I want to go over this case thoroughly by myself. Can you put me in a room?"
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