He looked at me and complied.
By this time all the contents of my large trunk were spread on the floor.
He got up on his feet and said:
“Have I looked everywhere?”
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“No,” I said, “you haven’t. Do you know how the famous Regent diamond, worn by the last kings of France on their crowns, was smuggled into French territory?”
The creature looked at me with an air of impudence.
“No, I don’t,” he replied.
I explained to him, and added:
“You have not looked there.”