We may say, indeed, that perfect accuracy would be detrimental rather than otherwise, and would tend to disperse that feeling of mystery which is so gratifying. No suggestion had in truth been made to Lord George de Bruce Carru thers as to the searching of his lordship’s boxes and desks. That very eminent detective officer, Mr Bunfit, had, however, called upon Lord George more than once, and Lord George had declared very plainly that he did not like it. ‘If you’ll have the kindness to explain to me what it is you want, I’ll be much obliged to you,’ Lord George had said to Mr Bunfit. ‘Well, my lord,’ said Bunfit, ‘what we want is these diamonds.’ ‘Do you believe that I’ve got them?’ ‘A man in my situation, my lord, never believes anything. We has to suspect, but we never believes.’ ‘You suspect that I stole them?’ ‘No, my lord; – I didn’t say that. But things are very queer; am’t they?’ The immediate object of Mr Bunfit’s visit on this morning had been to ascertain from Lord George whether it was true that his lordship had been with Messrs Harter and Benjamin, the jewellers, on the morning after his arrival in town.
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