CHAPTER 1 The whole thing started with Horace Prothero s letter. It ar- rived on a Monday morning, along with a singularly dull col- lection of catalogues and bills, plus a get-well card from an old school friend--not very appropriate, since I had been home from the hospital for nearly a month. The mystery was ex- plained by the fact that she lived on a Caribbean island, and the envelope---correctly addressed to me in Kingston, Surrey, England--had been stamped \"Missent to Kingston, Jamaica.\" My friend says that such things are part and parcel of Carib- bean charm. In any case, the communication from Battersby, Wilcox, Prothero and Golightly, Solicitors, was sufficiently intriguing to make up for the rest of the mail. It was short and to the point. Dear Miss Gardiner, I would be obliged if you would call on me at your earliest convenience at the above address, where you will learn some- thing to your advantage concerning the will of your late great-
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