The Mystery Of The Fiery Eye-us by Alfred Hitchcock

Author:Alfred Hitchcock
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Bob springs a Surprise a very astute young man.” As Jupiter bit his lip in chagrin at giving himself away, he added, “Now — deduce for me the meaning of that scratch.”

Jupiter was silent, studying the red stone. “It’s scratched because it isn’t a real ruby,” he said at last. “It’s an imitation, made out of paste.”

“Exactly!” Three-Dots’ voice was sharp. “It’s a paste imitation that I took from the gentleman with the black moustache. The real Fiery Eye is still to be found. As it is hidden inside a bust of Augustus, there must be another

Augustus in the group which has been sold. I am depending on you to find it for me.”

He paused and fixed them each in turn with his eyes.

“I order you all to find me that other Augustus!” he said. “Or else — but

I prefer not to make threats. I think you understand me. Phone me as soon as you locate it.”

With that he stepped into the waiting car and in a moment was gone, leaving them all staring at one another.

“He — he must have killed Black Moustache to get the ruby from him,”

Pete said. “Golly, how did he know so quickly that Black Moustache had it?”

“The mystery gets deeper,” Jupiter said. “Why did Mr. August put a fake ruby inside the bust of Augustus of Poland? Was he fooled all along, and thought it was the real ruby? Or did he do it on purpose to mislead a searcher?

If so, did he put the real ruby into another bust? Because we know there isn’t another one of Augustus and — ”

“That’s just it!” Bob burst out. “There is!”

They looked at him. Jupiter blinked.

“I just remembered,” Bob said. “Dad told me earlier. It’s Octavian! He was a Roman emperor and his other name was Augustus. When Gus’s great-uncle wrote, ‘In August is your fortune’, he had to mean the bust of Octavian, because the month of August is actually named after him! It’s Octavian we have to find.”

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