The Nut Gatherers

The Nut Gatherers
The Painter's Honeymoon
the polish rider
The Sacrifice of Abraham painting
Bertram'sHotel and got details as precisely as possible. The Canon had definitely left there on theearly evening of the 19th. He had with him a small B.E.A. handbag, but hisother luggage had remained behind in his room, which he had duly retained. He hadmentioned that he was going to a conference of some kind at Lucerne. He had not gonedirect to the airport from the hotel. The commissionaire, who knew him well by sight, hadput him into a taxi and had directed it as told by the Canon, to the Athenaeum Club. Thatwas the last time that anyone at Bertram's Hotel had seen Canon Pennyfather. Oh yes, asmall detail – he had omitted to leave his key behind but hadtaken it with him. It was not the first time that that had happened.Archdeacon Simmons paused for a few minutes'consideration before the next call. He could ring up the air station inLondon. That would no doubt take some time. There might be a short cut. He rang up Dr.Weissgarten, a learned Hebrew scholar who was almost certain to have been at theconference.