Guelvada thought that it was a great pity about Kiernan; that a man whose brain was so facile, so intelligent, should have made the small mistake of leaving the account for the repairs done to the motor boat against his shaving mirror in the bathroom. But, thought Guelvada, always the cleverest man made one small mistake; always the cleverest criminal did something which gave him away. Everybody did things like that— except himself, Guelvada, who never made a mistake.
He got up; stretched. He went to the telephone; dialled a number. He asked for Colonel Goddard.
He said: "Good afternoon, mon Colonel. This is Guelvada. I expect you've had some instructions about me."
"Yes..." said Goddard.
Guelvada went on: "I want two very good men— or better still, one man and one woman. From this mom
