Chapter XVIII

PICTURE-CARDS ‘So I’ve put a man in and had all the things in that cupboard taken away for examination,’ said Parker. Lord Peter shook his head. ‘I wish I had been there,’ he said; ‘I should have liked to see those paintings. However—’ ‘They might have conveyed something to you,’ said Parker; ‘you’re artistic. You can come along and look at them any time, of course. But it’s the time factor that’s worrying me, you know. Supposing she gave the old boy digitalin in his B. and S., why should it wait all that time befo…