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第2章 名画失窃案2（第3页）

"Sixhundredandeighty-seventhousanddollars，

"volunteeredKaleroudly。

"Andsurelytheymustbewellrotectedhereinyourhouseduringyourabsence？

"

"Thereareabouttwentyservantsinthehousewhiletheworkmenaremakingthealterations，

"saidKale，

"andthreeofthemdontdoanythingbutwatchthisroom。Noonecangoinoroutexcetbythedoorweentered-theothersarelockedandbarred-andthenonlywithmyermission，orawrittenorderfromme。No，sir，nobodycangetawaywithanythinginthisroom。

"

"Excellent，excellent！

"saiddeLessesadmiringly。Hesmiledalittlebit。

"IamafraidIdidnotgiveyoucreditforbeingthefar-sightedbusinessmanthatyouare。

"Heturnedandglancedoverthecollectionoficturesabstractedly。

"Acleverthief，though，

"heventured，

"mightcutavaluableainting，forinstancetheRubens，outoftheframe，rollitu，concealitunderhiscoat，andescae。

"

Kalelaughedleasantlyandshookhishead。

ItwasacouleofdayslateratthehotelthatdeLessesbroughtuthesubjectofcoyingtheWhistler。HewasrofuseinhisthankswhenKalevolunteeredtoaccomanyhimtothemansionandwitnessthereliminarystagesofthework。Theyausedattheballroomdoor。

"Jennings，

"saidKaletotheliveriedservantthere，

"thisisMrdeLesses。Heistocomeandgoashelikes。Heisgoingtodosomeworkintheballroomhere。Seethatheisntdisturbed。

"

DeLessesnoticedtheRubensleaningcarelesslyagainstsomeotherictures，withtheholyfaceoftheMadonnatowardthem。

"Really，MrKale，

"herotested，

"thatictureistoovaluabletobeleftaboutlikethat。Ifyouwillletyourservantsbringmesomecanvas，Ishallwraitandlaceituonthetablehereoffthefloor。Suosethereweremicehere！

"

Kalethankedhim。Thenecessaryordersweregiven，andfinallytheicturewascarefullywraedandlacedbeyondharmsreach，whereuondeLessesadjustedhimself，aer，easel，stool，andall，andbeganhisworkofcoying。ThereKalelefthim。

ThreedayslaterKalejusthaenedtodroin，andfoundtheartiststillathislabor。

"Ijustdroedby，

"heexlained，

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