The Gate of Baghdad: An Agatha Christie Short Story. Agatha Christie

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      ‘Well, he went to Eton and Oxford,’ said Mr Parker Pyne cautiously.

      ‘Will he be caught, do you think?’

      ‘Depends on how much of a start he got. He may be still in England. He may be – anywhere.’

      ‘Here with us?’ the General laughed.

      ‘Possibly.’ Mr Parker Pyne remained serious. ‘For all you know, General, I may be he.’

      The General gave him a startled glance. Then his olive-brown face relaxed into a smile of comprehension.

      ‘Oh! That is very good – very good indeed. But you –’

      His eyes strayed downwards from Mr Parker Pyne’s face.

      Mr Parker Pyne interpreted the glance correctly.

      ‘You mustn’t judge by appearances,’ he said. ‘A little additional – er – embonpoint – is easily managed and has a remarkably ageing effect.’

      He added dreamily:

      ‘Then there is hair dye, of course, and face stain, and even a change of nationality.’

      General Poli withdrew doubtfully. He never knew how far the English were serious.

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