"Anything?" "That's Hoffberg car!" "That's Hoffberg." "And that's our man  Van Braks." "All right, let Hoffberg go inside." "No cause to alarm him." "Henrik Van Braks, we have a warrant for your arrest, on the charge of receiving gem stones knowing to be stolen." " Rubbish!" " Never you mind about rubbish." "You're coming with us." "Miss Lemon!" "Miss Lemon?" "Miss Lemon, I have the cakes." "On the blue and golden plates, I think." " With perhaps a little flower." " Flower?" " Non?" " No, Mr. Poirot." "Very well." "But arranged symmetrically." "Marie Marvelle, she is the great artiste." "Where is Captain Hastings?" "He's not back from lunch yet." "What is he thinking of?" "It is half past three!" "He was lunching at his club." "That club!" "Now, Mr Von Braks, you have no objection to being searched, I take it?" "I would have the strongest possible objection, Chief-Inspector  without the attendance of my lawyer." "And why, might I ask, do you need a lawyer, if you're as innocent as you make out?" "You are not dealing with some bumpkin, Chief-Inspector." "I'm a man not without influence, even in your country." "Oh, really?" "What's cooking?" "Nothing is cooking." "The cook is waiting you to finish your game of billiards at the club." "Marie Marvelle is coming to tea." "Who?" "What's up?" " You do not know who is Marie Marvelle?" " I can't say I do, no." "These look good, Poirot" "Marie Marvelle is the greatest film star Belgium has ever produced." "I think she is the only movie star Belgium ever produced." "You do not remember " La Tendresse Orageuse "?" " La what?" " " Un Drôle de Coeur "?" "I didn't even know they made films in Belgium." "Why is it the fate of Hercule Poirot to live among such "Filistins"?" "Marie Marvelle and her husband, Gregorie Rolf, are stars internationally reknown." "They have made..." "That was Miss Marvelle." "She can't come." "But..." "Can you call on her, at her hotel, instead?" "Come, Hastings." "Well, I'll do that, sir..." "Yes, sir." "Right." "Well, there seems to be some procedual difficulty, about this ." "You can go for now, mr." "Van Braks." "Thank you, Chief-Inspector." " What did the Commissioner say?" " Never you mind, what the Commissioner said." "Marie Marvelle has conquered the world." "And now she wishes to consult Poirot." "It is the natural progression." "Because you see, Hastins, the ladies always seek Poirot for help." "Because Poirot, you understand, has this particular sensitivity" "Mademoiselle Marvelle," "Hercule Poirot." "Arthur Hastings." "I appologise for not coming to your office." "But I did not dare leave the hotel  after, the last of these arrived this afternoon," "Merci." "Cheap paper." "With the name and address carefully printed." "" The great diamond, which is the left eye of the god, must return whence it came. "" " The second one, precisely the same." " Ah!" "But not the third." "" You have not obeyed." "" Now the diamond will be taken from you." ""At the full moon, the two diamonds, which are the left and right eye of the god, shall return." "So it is written. "" "Strong stuff." "Mademoiselle, these letters did not come by post." " No." "They were delivered downstairs  by a China man." "That is what frightens me." "It was from a China man in S. Francisco that Gregorie bought the stone three years ago." "A resputable diamond merchant?" "No." "He aproached Gregory in a restaurant." "Gregorie said he seemed terrified  and only asked a tenth of its value." "He said it was called  The Western Star." "This history seems of a romanticism almost unbelievable." "And, yet, who knows?" " When is the next full moon?" " On Friday." " I looked it up." " In three days time?" "Mademoiselle, this belle histoire may be a hoax." "But it may not." "Therefore I counsell you to place the diamond on my kipping until after Friday." "Then, we can take what steps you please." "That is not possible." "We are going to Yardly Chase for the weekend." "Pardon if I am dense, mademoiselle but certainly it is possible for you to go to Yardly Chase without taking the diamond." "I want to wear it there." "I've just remembered." "It was in paper last week, something about Lady Yardly having a diamond called " The Eatern Star ", and how it was meant to be one eye of a Chinese God, and the " Western Star " was the other, and belonged to a film star." "Mademoiselle, could we be permitted to see the Western Star?" "Me and my husband are in negotiation with Lord Yardly." "We want to make a film in Yardly Chase." "It is a beautiful place." "We shoot the film entirely on location, at the house." "Me, Elizabeth Sussex." " Essex." " Something." "So, you are acquainted already with Lord and Lady Yardly?" "Gregorie knew them, when he was in California, a few years ago." " Thank you, madam." " Merci." "I do not believe that the diamonds are twins." "I do not believe that the diamond of Lady Yardly  is as good as mine." "Épatant!" "Without a flaw." "Cent tonnerres!" "(Amazing!" ")" "You will leave it with Papa Poirot?" "Good morning." "Gregorie is here!" "Darling!" "So..." "This is the famous Monsieur Poirot." "Enchanté, Monsieur." "I am Gregorie Rolf." "Enchanté." "This is my associate, Captain Hastings." " How do you do?" " Enchanté." "So, what does Monsieur Poirot thinks of our little problem?" "One big joke, as I do?" "I have advised your wife, monsieur not to take the jewel with her when she visits Yardly Chase, on Friday." "I agree, monsieur." "But a woman is a woman, you know?" "she can't bear the idea of another woman outshining her in the jewelry department." "That's nonsense!" "My dear lady, I have given my advice." "I can do no more." " I've been after him for months." " M. Van Braks is of interest to you?" "The problem is I don't lay a finger on him." "Is he one of the Van Braks' armament family?" "He is the Van Braks' armament family." "Only he has got this little hobby." "More like an obsession." "He collects diamonds." "I did not know that." "Not many people do, because he does not bother to take a look where they come by, if you take my meaning." "It is what they call a secret collection." "He's mixed up with this dealer called Hoffberg, in Hatton Garden." "There's something going on, I know there is." "But if I lay a finger on Van Braks, the Commissioner will be down on me and lieutenant Briggs." "It all sounds too complicated to me, mon ami." "What were you doing at the Magnificent, anyway?" "It was a purely social call." "Mlle. Marie Marvelle, the great Belgian film star, she stays there." "Belgian film star?" "You're "pulling my leg"!" "No, Chief-Inspector, Poirot does not pull the legs." "I am sure you have much more important business to which you must attend." "All right." "I take the hint." "I'll be seeing you." "Monsieur Bennett, after my hair cut in last week, I went home and measured each sideburn." "As I suspected, the left one was three millimeters longer than the right." "Let us make an effort, M. Bennett, not to make a similar error today." "A haircut is a partnership, M. bennett, it is a joined venture." "I bring to you my hair, you, your undoubted skills..." "Captain Hastings?" "What?" "!" "What?" "I've got Lady Yardly in my office." "She wants to see Mr. Poirot." "Well... we'd better,... good Lord!" "He's not back from the barbers, yet." "No..." "Show her in." "I'll deal with it." "Will you come this way, please." "Lady Yardly, sir." "How do you do, Lady Yardly?" "I'm Arthur Hastings." "I know why you did come here." "You know?" "You've received blackmailing letters about the diamond." "Do sit down." "You know?" "How?" "Logic, Lady Yardly." "If Marie Marvelle has had warning letters..." "Marie Marvelle has been here?" "And if she, as holder of one of the twin diamonds, has received a series of anonymous letters delivered by a China man, threatening to steal it at the next full moon, it logically follows that you would have received similar missives." "That's amazing." "Ice cold logic, Lady Yardly." "The deductive process." "As a matter of fact, I remembered as soon as I saw Rolf." "When he was out in Hollywood, Lord and Lady Yardly were there too." "Yardly put money in some film." "Lost a lot, I think." "But there was gossip about Lady Yardly and your friend Rolf being seen a lot together." "And the letters of Lady Yardly were also delivered by a China man?" "No, I asked her about that." "They came by post." "But she said they smelled strongly of jasmine oil." "Jasmine oil?" "It's a kind of Chinese scent." "Are they symmetrical, Hastings?" "Oh!" "The sideburns?" "Yes, I think so." "You can be franc with me, Hastings." "I am being franc." "Hastings, why did Lord Yardly not come to see us?" "He doesn't take the letters seriously, it appears." "Thank you." "I can't make the head or tail of this." "Marie Marvelle has been getting these odd letters too, you say?" "What does it all mean?" "That, Lord Yardly, is what we must discover." "But tell me, this story of the origin of the diamond, it is true?" "No, it's all damn nonsense." "Nothing to do with China at all." "My grandfather brought it back from India." "And this business of making a film in Yardly Chase?" "It's all fixed up between you Mr. Rolf?" "Well, no." "It's nothing settled yet." "Nice chap mate, for an actor." "But no definite deal?" "Look, I might as well get this straight." "I've been an arse in many ways, Captain Hastings." "I am head over heels in debts, but now we've got the children, I want to get things straightened out." "Rolf is offering a lot of money, but not enough to set me on my feet again." "So, you must sell the Star of the East?" "That's it." "I've been to see Hoffberg, the Hatton Garden man about it, and he's trying to find a buyer for me." "I understand." "Look here, M. Poirot, do you think these letters are serious?" "I must confess it sounds like a lot of tosh to me." "To Poirot also it sounds like the tosh." "But I think that is happening something mysterious." "Perhaps you should be on your guard." "Mom, the wheel is bent." "Can you straighten them, mom?" "This is Monsieur Poirot, my dear." "How do you do, Mr. Poirot?" "Enchanté, Lady Yardly." "It was yesterday that you knew my associate, Captain Hastings." " Hello!" " Oh, yes." "About those silly letters." "perhaps I took them too seriously." "Perhaps." "It's all damn nonsense." "I've never heard that were two diamonds, anyway." "" Star of the West ", indeed!" "Don't forget the signal, Harry." "The diamond of the great film star, is completely worthy of that name." " You've seen it?" " Oh, yes!" "Perhaps it would be possible to see its partner?" "Why not?" "Why don't you wear it at dinner tonight, Maude?" "Oh..." "It's set in one of the most hideous necklaces you've ever seen!" "George's always promising to have the Eastern reset, but it's never been done." "You'll have to wind that up again, Hugo." "Thank you, Maurice." "You ought to know about this, Mr.Poirot." "It's from Hoffberg." "He's sending a man down here tonight, to have a look at the stone." "I wish you woudn't sell it, George." "It's been in the family so long..." "Now, Maude!" "Alright." "Very well." "Since it is the last time I shall be able to do so," "I shall wear the Star of the East, to dinner tonight." "Excuse me." "Who's the fellow who's coming down?" "Oh, he sounds foreign:" "Mr. Henrik Van Braks." ""Vino" for you, Monsieur Poirot?" "Non, merci." "Amontillado, s'il vous plaît." "I believe the aperitif should be a pleasure, rather than a penance." "Belold the sacrifice!" "C'est magnifique!" "(It is superb!" ")" "No, no." "Wait till I turn the main light on." "Then you may feast your eyes on the ugliest necklace in England." "Good Lord!" "What happened?" "Maude!" "Maude!" "Hastings, the light!" " Where?" " On the left." "Maude!" "Good Lord!" "Darling, what happened?" "The China man." "What?" " The side door." " Where it is?" "There." "That one." "It's here!" "They didn't get away with it!" "Well done, Captain Hastings!" "They must have dropped it, in their panic." " No." " What?" "Look at it carefully." "The Star of the East, it's gone." "Oh, good Lord!" "That door is always kept locked." "It's not locked now." "Poirot, look at this." "A piece of silk from the China man's robe." "Mullings, look after Her Ladyship and call on the police." " Come on." "They can't have gone far." " Be careful." "Yardly Hall!" "Yardly Hall." "I was just about to turn on the other light, when a man sprang on me from behind." "Thank you." "He tore the necklace from my neck with such force, I was pulled over." "As I fell, I saw him disappearing through the side door." "I realized by his pigtail and his embroidered robe that he must be Chinese." " He got away." " I heard something." "George!" "Come on, old girl." "You had a little bit of a shock." "Drink that, darling." "Mr. Van Braks to see you, milord He says that he is expected." "Oh, good Lord!" "I shall have to explain him, I supose." " I'll talk to him in the library, Mullings." " Very good, sir." "No sign of the police yet?" "Not yet, sir." " Will you excuse me a moment, my dear?" " Of course." "Excuse me." "I think I'll just go up to my room and lie down for a while." "I'll be alright." "Look here, Poirot." "Don't you think we ought to get back to London?" "Do you think so, Hastings?" "Why?" "Well, the other diamond, Marie Marvelle's!" "They've got one, now they're bound to go for the other one." "Tiens!" "But your brain much is too a marvel, mon ami!" "Imagine Poirot had never thought of that!" "Yes, Hastings, we go back to London." "Immediately." " Monsieur Poirot, goodbye.Thank you so much!" " Au revoir, milord." "Captain Hastings, thank you." "Have a safe journey." "Poirot!" "Who is that?" "It's Japp." "Why do you lurk, Chief-Inspector?" "I've just trailed Van Braks down here." "You're mixed up in this diamond business, aren't you?" "Diamond business?" "Don't come "the old acid" with me, Poirot." "Qu'est-ce que c'est "the old acid", Chief-Inspector?" "(What is)" " Who are you?" " What going on?" "I'll asks the questions, son, if one don't mind." "Scotland Yard, understand?" "I'm very sorry, sir." "Just doing my job, sir." "We had a report of a diamond stolen." "What?" "Do you know about this?" "Yes, it was twenty minutes ago." "Twenty minutes ago?" "Darn it!" "It can't have been Van Braks, then." " He had just got off the train." " No, it was some China man." "All right, sergeant, get on this." "Thank you very much, sir." "Good night, sir." "Come on, lad." "Now, what the hell is going on?" "There is nothing you can do in here, Chief-Inspector." "Come back with us, and on the way, I witt tell you all that I know." "Here we are, sir." "I have the honor to remain..." "" It's all over the papers." "" ..." "Yours sincerely," "" Hercule Poirot. "" " Good morning, Hastings." " Good morning." "" The Curse of the East Star." "Oriental intruder attacks viscountess." "Informed sources were last night speculating religious fanatics would be responsible ... "" "Thank you, Hasting." "I've already read the newspapers." "It beats me, how did they already get to print it so quickly?" "They made it up, hastings." "Do you think so?" "Well, do we go to the Magnificent?" "We should have been there last night." "To warn Marie Marvelle!" "Obviously her diamond will be next on the list." "She must have seen the newspapers, Hastings." "Besides, it is not yet full moon." "Well, they did not wait for the full moon last night." "Yes?" "Yes, Miss Lemon." "Yes, of course, put him through." "Bonjour, Chief-Inspector." "Yes." "Yes." "We will come over immediately." "Goodbye." "Come, Hastings." " The Western Star has been stolen." " What?" "At the Hotel Magnificent." "Well, what about the full moon now?" "When did this happen?" "This morning, I understand." "If only you'd listened to me, Poirot!" "Here we go again!" "Sinister China man, little yellow gods, threatening letters..." "No, it's all true." "Oh, yes!" "As true as I'm riding this bicycle." "Van Braks is mixed on this some way." "How was the diamond stolen?" "You better come and hear from " the horse's mouth " (the source)." "I came on duty at eight o'clock." "We weren' all that busy, and I noticed particularly that Mr. Rolf left the hotel at about eleven fifteen." "Why did you go out?" "You did not have to go out!" "You want me a prisioner in the hotel?" "Why did you not give the diamond to Monsieur Poirot for safe keeping?" "Recriminations are not very helpful, Mr. Rolf." "Go on, son." "Around half past eleven, a gentleman comes in." "I mean, I thought that it was Mr. Rolf." "He was dressed like him." "He looked like him." "He's blind, I tell you!" "Blind!" "Well, this man, whoever he was, asked for Madame Rolf's jewel case from the safe." "And you gave it to him?" "Yes!" "I thought he was Mr. Rolf." "I gave him the receipt to sign and he signed it." "Chiet-Inspector, do we have the form?" " Here we are, sir." " Thank you." "Monsieur Rolf, is this your usual signature?" "Nothing like!" "He's blind, I told you, he is blind!" "All right, Mr. Rolf." "Well, I looked at the signature and it looked alright to me." "And he said: " I've been getting threatening letters from a China man, and the worst that it is, I look rather like one, myself. "" "I looked at him and I saw what he was meant." "His eyes slanted up in the corners, like in oriental's." "I never noticed it before." "Of course you never noticed it before!" "Do you notice it now?" "I'm holding the hotel responsible for this." "Please, Mr. Rolf!" "I am trying to conduct an investigation." "And, as a matter of interest, where were you, at the time of the robery?" "I was nowhere near the hotel!" "Why should I steal my own diamond?" "Is this the famous Scotland Yard talking?" "It's for you, M. Poirot." "A word with you in here, Mr. Rolf." "If you don't mind." "Thank you." "Poirot." "Lady Yardly is here to see you, Mr. Poirot." "She says it's urgent." "How does she seem?" "She seems terribly upset." "Thank you, Miss Lemon." "Now it begins." "Have you seen the papers?" "The more lies I tell, the more I get mashed in them." "The Eastern Star was not stolen last night." "It was taken from me three three years ago." "By Monsieur Gregorie Rolf." "You know?" "I am a detective, Lady Yardly." "When we met in California, he was such fun." "He was so..." "I was never more than indiscreet, I swear." "But I wrote him some letters." "And he blackmailed you." "Yes." "But got back the letters?" "Only in return for the Eastern Star." "And then your husband snarled everything up, when he said that he wishes to sell the diamond." "I was frantic." "Gregorie had arranged for Mr. Hoffberg to make this paste replica, but I knew that an expert would spot it immediately." "What happened then?" "I came here two days ago to tell you this." "You came here to tell us what you were being blackmailed?" "And about Monsieur Gregorie Rolf?" "Why did you not?" "I didn't know Marie had already been to see you, and when Captain Hastings assumed I'd come for the same reasons," "I just lost my nerve." "Well, I... assumed." "Gregorie had concocted a plan." "He was to write those mysterious threatening letters, and, then, we would each to stage a robbery." "Which you did last night." "But that was the China man!" "No, Hastings, there was no any China man." "Lady Yardly merely turned out the light, she screemed, removed the paste off, and threw the necklace along the corridor." "But what about the piece of silk from the China man's robe?" "I put that in the door earlier." "Gregorie Rolf's diamond was stolen as well, that was the China man." "No, no, Hastings." "That was stolen by Monsieur Gregorie Rolf." "With the aid of a little gum in the corner of the eyes." "Good Lord!" "Why would he go to all that trouble?" "He could have taken it at any time!" "Well, there had to be a performance." "It would be suspicious, if there wasn't a proper theft." "And the insurance company too would be quite doubtful, I think." "But he won't give it back to me." "He says I can claim the insurance money now, so why should he give it up." "But it's not insured!" "So, a small problem, uh?" "A terrible problem, Monsieur Poirot!" "Perhaps." "May I keep this, madame?" "I am an impatient man, Mr. Hoffberg." "The diamond is on the market now, I happen to know." "It didn't come to me yet." "It will, Mr. Van Braks, have no fear." "You have the money?" "I am ready to move at the moment's notice, don't worry." "Monsieur Rolf, bonjour." "Asseyez-vous, s'il vou plaît(please sit down)." "M. Poirot, I am a very busy man." "This morning I had the pleasure of a visit from Lady Yardly." "So ...?" "She told me everything." "How you blackmailed her for the Star of the East," "How you sent the letters to your own wife..." "I don't know what you are talking about." "That woman  there is something wrong with her." "She chased me all over California, she hasn't stopped chasing me yet." "She tells you stories about me..." "M. Rolf, do not tell any more lies." "Do not blacken the name of Lady Yardly." "You will return the Star of the East to her, immediately." "You're as mad as she is." "Very well." "Reception." "I may be leaving the hotel at any moment." "Would you have my bill ready for me?" "Certainly, sir." "I'll proceed to it personally, Mr. Van Braks." "Thank you." "Thank you." "And what can I do for you?" "You made this for Monsieur Gregorie Rolf, three years ago." "I think you know what I want, Monsieur Hoffberg." "If you do not assist, the Chief-Inspector Japp, of the Scotland Yard, will be pleased to hear how you act as a dishonest link between M. Van Braks and M. Gregorie Rolf." "Mr. Rolf to see you, Mr. Hoffberg." "I'll..." "I'll come out." "Wait a moment." "Van Braks." "Hello." "Van Braks, it's Gregorie Rolf." "Yes." "Look, I've got the article in question." "I've just seen Hoffberg, that-- er...;" "well, he's behaving strangely." "He doesn't want to handle it." "This is nonsense." "Why has he changed his mind?" "I dunno." "I dunno(do not know)." "I haven't got time to waist." "I've got to go to Croydon Airport." "Can you meet me there?" " I shall do the my best." " All right." "Fine." "Let's go." "I thought you were gonna be there all night." "Monsieur Rolf, Hastings?" "Where did he go?" " Croydon Aerodrom." " How you knows?" "He had a taxi waiting." "I asked the driver." "Good, Hastings!" "The simplicity, uh?" " Was he alone in the taxi?" " Yes." "I must return to the Hotel Magnificent at once." "I have a sad duty to perform." "Taxi!" "Get Lady Yardly and take her to the flat." "Wait for me there." "Hotel Magnificent, s'il vous plait." "Taxi!" " I'd like a taxi now, please." " Yes, sir." "Taxi!" "Croydon Airport, as quick as you can." "Stay with it." "Ah, Monsieur Poirot!" "Mademoiselle," "May I please come in?" "But of course." "Merci." "Have you any news?" "About the diamond?" "Non." "You do not pack, mademoiselle?" "Why should I be packing?" "Non, merci." "Oh, you mean to go to Yardly Chase?" "We don't go till tomorrow." "I don't know if we should go at all." "Mademoiselle," "J'ai de mauvaises nouvelles pour vous." "(I have bad news for you)." " Keep the change." " Thank you sir!" "I think it's your turn." "Joanesburg fight?" "Yes." "Weight:" "One hundred and eighty pounds." "Luggage?" "No, no luggage." "No luggage?" "!" "Joanesburg flight?" "Weight..." "One hundred and sixty four pounds." "Quel idiot!" "." "(what an idiot!" ")." "Pauvre imbécile." "(Poor thickhead)." "Il n'a jamais cru qu'il avaît du talent (He never believed that he had talent)." "Il a toujours éprouvé le besoin de montrer ce donc il étais capable." "(He always nedded to show what he was able of)." "En me donnant des diamants." "(Giving me diamonds)." "Il est parti maintenant." "(Now he left)." "Le chapitre a fini." "(The chapter's ended)." "Oui. (Yes)." "C'est fini. (It's finished)." "How long till we get to the aerodrome?" "Only five minutes now, sir." "Change that sign:" "this is police business." "Come on!" "Come on!" "Ah, Lady Yardly!" "I have news for you." "I need good news, Monsieur Poirot." "Perhaps." " Oh, Monsieur Poirot!" " Is it the real one?" "Yes, Hastings." "It is the real Eastern Star." "However, at this moment, Monsieur Rolf is in the Croydon airport, believing that the paste on his pocket is the real one." " But where did you get it?" " From Monsieur Hoffberg." "I ascertained that he was acting as the go-between for Van Braks and M. Gregorie Rolf." "But I managed to persuade him to refuse going any further with the business, but while he was examining it, to palm it and substitute it with the other." "I can never thank you enough!" "Never!" "Ladies and gentlemen, the flight for Joanesburg is about to leave." "Any remaining passengers please board..." "Passengers for Joanesburg, this way, please." "Wait a minute!" "Do you think I'm mad?" "This is paste!" "Don't try that, Van Bracks." "I took this from my wife's jewelry case myself." "It's still paste." "You've been wasting my time." " I need this money!" " Me too." "I went to see Hoffberg, with the" "Stop him!" "Well, well, well, if it isn't Mr. Van Braks." "I don't think that your friends in high places will be able to get you out of this one." "Really?" "I'm charged with what?" "Carrying my own money?" "And you are going to charge M. Rolf of being in possession of a fake diamond worth three pounds, ten shillings?" "Good." "I shall enjoy this." "Let's go to Scotland Yard, shall we?" "Wait a minute!" "Wait a minute!" "The veal, is it good Hastings?" "Very good." "Yes." "It has marinaded in a mixture of white wine, brandy and seeds of fennel." "Excellent." "You know, you say you'ge got this particular sensivity to women and all that, Poirot." "It seems to me that all you've done for Marie Marvelle, was to loose her her husband." "A blackmailing, adulterous husband, who is also the thief?" "That is such a great loss, Hastings?" "How little you understand of feminine psichology and needs." "You're right, there." " Hastings!" " Yes, old chap?" "I have worked hard to prepare for you this delicious dinner." "I have searched the shops for the exotic herbs." "I have argued with the butcher, who is a fool." "I have beaten the scallops with a little hammer until my arm, it aches." "And you sit there shoveling food in your mouth and writing in your little book?" "!" "Oh, I am sorry!" "But you're always lecturing me about order and method, so I started to keep this notebook." "I've got two columns." "The first, is to write down everything I don't understand." "And the second, is to write down the explanation." "What is it that you write now?" "Well, the first thing is: if Lady Yardly has the real diamond now, and other was imitation, who's got the other eye of the Chinese god?" "Hastings, there was no Chinese god." "There was no connection with China whatsoever." "Now, close your little book and eat your dinner."