No. II-- THE AFFAIR OF THE PINK PEARL
"WHAT on earth are you doing?" demanded Tuppence, as she entered the inner sanctum of the Detective and Skilled Inquiry Agency (Blunt's Brilliant Detectives) and discovered her lord and master prone on the floor in a sea of books.
Tommy struggled to his feet.
“I was trying to arrange these books on the top shelf of that cupboard," he complained, “and the damned chair gave way."
“What are they, anyway?” asked Tuppence, picking up a volume. “‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ I wouldn't mind reading that again some time."
“You see the idea," said Tommy, dusting himself with care. “Half-hours with the Great Masters- that sort of thing. You see, Tuppence, I can't help feeling that we are more or less amateurs at this business. Of course, amateurs in one
