"You come-alonga-me," he said in a fierce tone. The Inspector spoke to Goon in an icy voice.
"You do not seem to have shone at all in this case, Goon," he said. "You appear to have made enemies of those who were on the right track, and to have actually made friends with the thief himself. I hope in future you will be a little more careful. I trust you agree with me?"
"Er — yes, sir; certainly, sir," said poor Goon, looking very woeful all of a sudden. "Did my best, sir."
"Well, very fortunately these children did better than your best, Goon," said the Inspector. "I think we can be very grateful to them for their work in solving the Mystery of the Disappearing Cat. I hope that is your opinion too, Goon?"
"Oh yes, sir," said Goon, purple in the face now. "Very clever children, sir. Pleasure to know them, sir."
"Ah! I'm glad you agree with me," said Inspector Jenks in a more amiable voice. "Now, please remove that man."
Goon removed Tupping. The children heaved a sigh of relief. "Well, he's gone!" said Daisy. "And I hope he never comes back."
"He will certainty not come back here," said Lady Candling, who had listened to everything in the greatest astonishment. "As for poor Luke, I hate to think of all he has gone through because of that wicked Tupping."
"That's all right, your Ladyship," said Luke, beaming all over his face. "If you'll keep me on, Madam, I'll work hard for you till you get a new gardener. And I'll never forget these here clever children — it fair beats me how they solved that mystery."
"It was really Bets who put us on the right track," said Fatty. "Good old Bets!"