Chapter III.XII
Trying to calm down and collect his thoughts, Galbraith lowered his hands to his knees and only now discovered that all this time the same cardboard that was in the envelope along with the ill-fated letter had been lying on them. The inspector grabbed it and brought it to his eyes. He’s already seen what’s on it were listed the letters of the English alphabet in two rows, under the huge red letters of which there were numbers in small print – index numbers. Then, as soon as he opened the envelope, it seemed to him like a funny mistake by the postman, but after reading the letter, this modest accessory of a preschooler acquired a strange and meaningful significance in the inspector’s eyes. Galbraith was so engrossed in his little investigation that he didn’t even notice that at that time t
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