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"Yes，"saidthetallpriest，inthesamelowvoithesamestillposture，"yes，IamFlambeau."
&erapause，hesaid，"e，willyougivemethatcross?"
"No，"saidtheother，andthemonosyllablehadanoddsound.
Flambeausuddenlyflungoffallhispontifisiorobberleanedbahisseatalong.
"No，"hecried，"youwon'tgiveittome，youproudprelate.Youwon'tgiveittome，youlittlecelibatesimpleton.ShallItellyouwhyyouwon'tgiveittome?BecauseI'vegotitalreadyinmyoocket."
Thesmallmaurseemedtobeadazedfathedusk，andsaid，withthetimideagernessof"ThePrivateSecretary":
"Are-areyousure?"
Flambeauyelledwithdelight."Really，yoodasathree-actfarce，"hecried."Yes，youturnip，Iamquitesure.Ihadtheseomakeaduplicatehtparow，myfriend，you'vegottheduplidI'vegotthejewels.Anolddodge，FatherBrown-averyolddodge."
"Yes，"saidFatherBroassedhishandthroughhishairwiththesamestrangevaguenessofma;Yes，I'veheardofitbefore."
Theeleahelittlerusticpriestwithasortofsudde.
"Youhaveheardofit?"heasked."Wherehaveyouheardofit?"
"Well，Imustn'ttellyouhisname，ofcourse，"saidthelittlemansimply."Hee，youknorosperouslyforabouttweirelyonduplipaperpardso，yousee，wheosuspectyou，Ithoughtofthispoorchap'swayofdoingitato;
"Begame?"repeatedtheoutlawwithiensity."DidyoureallyhavethegumptiomejustbecauseIbroughtyouuptothisbarepartoftheheath?"
"No，no，"saidBrownology."Yousee，Isuspectedyouwhemet.It'sthatlittlebulgeupthesleevewhereyoupeoplehavethespikedbracelet."
"HowinTartarus，"criedFlambeau，"didyoueverhearofthespikedbracelet?"
"Oh，one'slittlefloow!"saidFatherBrhiseyebrowsratherblankly."WhenIwasaHartlepool，therewerethreeofthemwithspikedbracelets.So，asIsuspethefirst，don'tyousee，Imadesurethatthecrossshouldgosafe，anyhow.I'mafraidIwatchedyou，youknow.SoatlastIsaar，don'tyousee，Igedthemba.Atherightonebehind."
"Leftitbehind?"repeatedFlambeau，aimetherewasaeinhisvoicebesidehistriumph.
"Well，itwaslikethis，"saidthelittlepriest，speakingiedway."Iwentbacktothatsweet-shopandaskedifI'dleftapardgavethemaparticularaddressifitturnedup.Well，IknewIhadn't;butayagainIdid.So，insteadaftermewiththatvaluableparcel，theyhavesentitflyingtoafriemihehersadly，"Ilearntthat，too，fromapoorfelloool.Heusedtodoitwithharailwaystations，buthe'sinamonasterynow.Oh，ooknow，youknow，"headded，rubbinghisheadagainwiththesamesortofdesperateapology."We'thelpbeis，peopleeahesethings."
Flambeautorethebroarceloutofhisiaiherewasnothingbutpaperandsticksofleadi.Hesprangtohisfeetwithagigaure，a;Idon'tbelieveyou.Idon'tbelieveabumpkinlikeyoua.Ibelieveyou'vestillgotthestuffonyou，andifyoudon'tgiveitup-why，we'reallalone，andI'lltakeitbyforce!"
"No，"saidFatherBrownsimply，andstoodupalso，"youwon'ttakeitbyforce.First，becauseIreallyhaven'tstillgotit.And，sed，becauseweare;
Flambeaustoppedinhisstridefor>
"Behindthattree，"saidFatherBrown，pointing，"aretwpolidthegreatestdetectivealive.Howdidtheyehere，doyouask?Why，Ibroughtthem，ofcourse!HowdidIdoit?Why，I'lltellyouifyoulike!Lordblessyou，wehavetokysugsthealclasses!Well，Iwasn'tsureyouwereathief，anditwouldomakeasdalagainstoneofoury.SoIjusttestedyoutoseeifanythingwouldmakeyoushowyourself.Amangenerallymakesasmallseifhefindssaltinhiscoffee;ifhedoesn't，hehassomereasquiet.Igedthesaltandsugar，a.AmangenerallyobjectsifhisbillisthreetimesIfhepaysit，hehassomemueredyourbill，andyoupaidit."
TheworldseemedwaitingforFlambeautoleaplikeatiger.Buthewasheldbackasbyaspell;hewasstuheutmostcuriosity.
"Well，"wentonFatherBrown，withlumberinglucidity，"asyouwouldn'tleaveanytracksforthepoliebodyhadto.Ateveryplatto，Itookethingthatwouldgetustalkedaboutfortherestoftheday.Ididn'tdomuchharm-asplashediltapples，abrokenwindow;butIsavedthecross，asthecrosswillalwaysbesaved.ItisatWestminsterbynow.Iratherwonderyoudidn'tstopitwiththeDonkey'sWhistle."
"Withwhat?"askedFlambeau.
"I'mgladyou've，"saidthepriest，maki'safoulthing.I'msureyoodamanforaWhistler.I'thavetereditevesmyself;I'mnhi;
"Whatohareyoutalkingabout?"askedtheother.
"Well，Ididthinkyou'dks，"saidFatherBrorised."Oh，you'thavegyet!"
"Howinblazesdoyouknowallthesehorrors?"criedFlambeau.
Theshadowofasmilecrossedtheround，simplefaceofhisclerient.
"Oh，bybeiesimpleton，Isuppose，"hesaid."hasitruckyouthatamaonothingbuthearmen'srealsinsisobewhollyunawareofhuma，asamatteroffaotherpartofmytrade，too，mademesureyouweren'tapriest."
"What?"askedthethief，almostgaping.
"Youattackedreason，"saidFatherBrown."It'sbadtheology."
Aurocollecthisproperty，thethreepoliutrees.FlambeauwasanartistandasportsmaeppedbadsweptValebow.
"Donotbowtome，monami，"saidValentinwithsilveress."Letusbothbowtoourmaster."
AoodaninstantuhelittleEssexpriestbliforhisumbrella.
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