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第3章 名画失窃案3（第5页）
"Forinstance，heaskedforermissiontocoytheWhistler，whichyousawwasthesamesizeastheRubens。Itwasgranted。Hecoieditracticallyunderguard，alwayswiththechancethatMrKalehimselfwoulddroin。Ittookhimthreedaystocoyit，sohesays。Hewasaloneintheroomallthattime。HeknewthatMrKalehadnotthefaintestideaofart。Takingadvantageofthat，whatwouldhavebeensimlerthantohavecoiedtheRubensinoil?Hecouldhaveremoveditfromtheframeimmediatelyafterhecanvaseditover，andketitinaositionnearhimwhereitcouldbequicklyconcealedifhewasinterruted。Remember，theictureisworthfiftythousanddollars;therefore，wasworththetrouble。
"DeLessesisanartist-weknowthat-anddealingwithamanwhoknewnothingwhateverofart，hehadnofears。WemaysuosehisideaallalongwastousethecoyoftheRubensasasortofdecoyafterhegotawaywiththeoriginal。YousawthatMallorydidntknowthedifference，anditwassafeforhimtosuosethatMrKalewouldnt。Hisonlydangeruntilhecouldgetawaygracefullywasofsomecriticorconnoisseur，erhas，seeingthecoy。Hisboldnessweseereadilyinthefactthatheermittedhimselftodiscoverthetheft;thathediscovereditafterhehadvolunteeredtoassistMrKaleinthegeneralworkofrehangingtheicturesinthegallery。JusthowheuttheictureinJenningstrunkIdonthaentoknow。Wecanimaginemanyways。
"Helaybackinhischairforaminutewithoutseaking，eyessteadilyturneduward，fingerslacedreciselytitoti。
"Theonlythingremainingistogogettheicture。ItisindeLessesroomnow-youtoldmethat-andsoweknowitissafe。Idaresayheknowsthatifhetriedtorunawayitwouldinevitablyuthimundersusicion。
"
"ButhowdidhetaketheicturefromtheKaleshome?
"askedHatch。
"HetookitwithhimrobablyunderhisarmthedayheleftthehousewithMrKale，
"wastheastonishingrely。
Hatchwasstaringathiminamazement。Afteramomentthescientistaroseandassedintotheadjoiningroom，andthetelehonebelltherejingled。WhenhejoinedHatchagainheickeduhishatandtheywentouttogether。
DeLesseswasinwhentheircardswentu，andreceivedthem。Theyconversedofthecasegenerallyfortenminutes，whilethescientistseyeswereturnedinquiringlyhereandthereabouttheroom。Atlasttherecameaknockonthedoor。
"ItisDetectiveMallory，MrHatch，
"remarkedTheThinkingMachine。
"Oenthedoorforhim。
"
DeLessesseemedstartledforjustoneinstant，thenquicklyrecovered。Malloryseyeswerefullofquestionswhenheentered。
"Ishouldlike，MrMallory，
"beganTheThinkingMachinequietly，
"tocallyourattentiontothiscoyofMrKalesicturebyWhistler-overthemantelhere。Isntitexcellent?Youhaveseentheoriginal?
"
Mallorygrunted。DeLessesface，insteadofexressingareciationofthecomliment，blanchedsuddenly，andhishandsclosedtightly。Againherecoveredhimselfandsmiled。
"Thebeautyofthisictureliesnotonlyinitsfaithfulnesstotheoriginal，
"thescientistwenton，
"butalsointhefactthatitwasaintedunderextraordinarycircumstances。Forinstance，Idontknowifyouknow，MrMallory，thatitisossiblesotocombineglueanduttyandafewothercommonlacethingsintoaastewhichwouldeffectuallyblotoutanoilainting，andofferatthesametimeanexcellentsurfaceforwatercolorwork。
"
"Thiswatercolor-thiscoyofWhistler，
"continuedthescientistevenly-
"isaintedonsuchaasteasIhavedescribed。ThatasteinturncoverstheoriginalRubensicture。Itcanberemovedwithwaterwithoutdamagetotheicture，whichisinoil，sothatinsteadofacoyoftheWhistlerainting，wehaveanoriginalbyRubens，worthfiftythousanddollars。Thatistrue;isntit，MrdeLesses?
"
Therewasnorelytothequestion-nonewasneeded。Itwasanhourlater，afterdeLesseswassafelyinhiscell，thatHatchcalleduTheThinkingMachineonthetelehoneandaskedonequestion。
"HowdidyouknowthatthewatercolorwasaintedovertheRubens?
"
"BecauseitwastheonlyabsolutelysafewayinwhichtheRubenscouldbehoelesslylosttothosewhowerelookingforit，andatthesametimeerfectlyreserved，
"wastheanswerofTheThinkingMachine，
"ItoldyoudeLesseswasacleverman，andalittlelogicdidtherest。Twoandtwoalwaysmakefour，MrHatch，notsometimes，butallthetime。
"
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