How Tedious Is Retirement! You Cannot Imagine

Any Coincidencce Is Worth Noticing. You Can Throw It Away Later If It Is Only A Coincidence.

You Cannot Give To People What They Are Incapable Of Receiving.

And If You Cast Down An Idol, There's Nothing Left.

To All Those Who Lead Monotonous Lives In The Hope That They May Experience At Second Hand The Delights And Dangers Of Adventure. [author's Dedication]

Then There Are Some Minor Points That Strike Me As Suggestive - For Instance, The Position Of Mrs. Hubbard's Sponge Bag, The Name Of Mrs. Armstrong's Mother, The Detective Methods Of Mr. Hardman, The Suggestion Of Mr. Macqueen That Ratchett Himself Destroyed The Charred Note We Found, Princess Dragomiroff's Christian Name, And A Grease Spot On A Hungarian Passport.