Then as I crossed to ring the bell for my coffee and hot water I made a very curious discovery.
CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH
ANOTHER STRANGE DISCLOSURE
On the ground, close to my bed, were three brass-headed carpet pins which had apparently spilt accidentally out of a box.
The sharp point of each was upturned, and it was a marvel that during the night I had not stepped upon them.
How had they come there? Was it by accident or design that they were beside my bed?
At first I wondered whether the hotel upholsterer had been at work on the previous day and had left them behind. He might have used them for pinning down my carpet.
I took one up and examined it. Next second I stood aghast.