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Everyone except the detective himself seemed astounded. The clever officer, who had played his part so well, was as cool as ice.
The Frenchman cried:
"But zis pot-eet ees not settailed to whom eet belong yet!"
The detective stepped back to his chair.
"The easiest way to settle that is by a show-down," he said. "Under the circumstances,