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CONTENTS
PART I—LONDON
I. A STRANGE CONSIGNMENT 3
II. INSPECTOR BURNLEY ON THE TRACK 20
III. THE WATCHER ON THE WALL 33
IV. A MIDNIGHT INTERVIEW 41
V. FELIX TELLS A STORY 49
VI. THE ART OF DETECTION 60
VII. THE CASK AT LAST 76
VIII. THE OPENING OF THE CASK 88
PART II—PARIS
IX. M. LE CHEF DE LA SÛRETÉ 97
X. WHO WROTE THE LETTER? 107
XI. MM. DUPIERRE ET CIE 118
XII. AT THE GARE ST LAZARE 126
XIII. THE OWNER OF THE DRESS 136
XIV. M. BOIRAC MAKES A STATEMENT 145
XV. THE HOUSE IN THE AVENUE DE L'ALMA 153
XVI. INSPECTOR BURNLEY UP AGAINST IT 164
XVII. A COUNCIL OF WAR 177
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