I fancy your own task isn't going to be too easy，inspector.In fact，Irather fancy old A B C has done you again." Crome，I noticed，could often be goaded into speeck when other methodswould have failed. "I don't fancy the public will have much to criticize in ourarrangements this time，"he said."The fool has given us ample warning.The11th isn't till Wednesday of next week.That gives ample time for a publicitycampaign in the press.Doncaster will be thoroughly warned. Every soul whose name begins with a D will be on his or her guard-that'sso much to the good. Also，we'll draft police into the town on a fairly large scale.That'salready been arranged for by consent of all the Chief Constables inEngland.The whole of Doncaster，police and civilians，will be out to catchone man-and with reasonable luck，we ought to get him!"
The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus
"It's easy to see you're not a sporting man，inspector." Crome stared at him. "What do you mean，Mr Clarke?" "Man alive，don't you realize that on next Wednesday the St Leger isbeing run at Doncaster?" The inspector's jaw dropped.For the life of him he could not bring outthe familiar "Oh，yes?"Instead he said: "That's true.Yes，that complicates matters......" "A B C is no fool，even if he is a madman." We were all silent for a minute or two，taking in the situation.Thecrowds on the race-course-the passionate，sport-loving English public-theendless complications.
The Birth of Venus
The Birth of Venus
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