Stammering a good deal, Mr. Bartlett explained that what he meant was that he couldn’t find his car. Superintendent Harper said: “Do you mean it’s been stolen?” George Bartlett turned gratefully to the more placid voice. “Well, that’s just it, you know. I mean, one can’t tell, can one? I mean someone may just have buzzed off in it, not meaning any harm, if you know what I mean.” “When did you last see it, Mr. Bartlett?” “Well, I was tryin’ to remember. Funny how difficult it is to remember anything, isn’t it?” Colonel Melchett said coldly: “Not, I should think, to a normal intelligence.
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