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　　Canon Pennyfather looked at Chief-Inspector Davy andInspector Campbell, and Chief-Inspector Davy and Inspector Campbell looked at him. CanonPennyfather was at home again. Sitting in the big armchair in his library, a pillow behindhis head and his feet up on a pouffe, with a rug over his knees to emphasise his invalidstatus.

　　"I‘m afraid,"he was saying politely, "that I simplycannot remember anything at all."

　　"You can’t rememberthe accident when the car hit you?"

　　"I‘m really afraidnot."

　　"Then how did you know a car did hit you?"demanded Inspector Campbell acutely.

　　"The woman here, Mrs. – Mrs. – was her name Wheeling? – told me about it."

　　"And how did she know?"

　　Canon Pennyfather looked puzzled.

　　"Dear me, you are quite right. She couldn’t have known, could she? I suppose she thought it was what must havehappened."

　　"And you really cannot remember anything? How didyou come to be in Milton St. John?"

　　"I‘ve no idea,"said Canon Pennyfather. "Even the name isquite unfamiliar to me."

　　Inspector Campbell’sexasperation was mounting, but Chief-Inspector Davy said in his soothing, homely voice:

　　"Just tell us again the last thing you doremember, sir."

　　Canon Pennyfather turned to him with relief. Theinspector‘s dry scepticism had made him uncomfortable.

　　"I was going to Lucerne to a congress. I took ataxi to the airport – at least to Kensington Air Station."

　　"Yes. And then?"

　　"That’s all. I can‘t remember any more. The next thing I remember is the wardrobe."

　　"What wardrobe?" demandedInspector Campbell.

　　"It was in the wrong place."

　　Inspector Campbell was tempted to go into questionof a wardrobe in the wrong place. Chief-Inspector Davy cut in.

　　"Do you remember arriving at the air station, sir?"

　　"I suppose so," saidCanon Pennyfather, with the air of one who has a great deal of doubt on the matter.

　　"And you duly flew to Lucerne."

　　"Did I? I don’tremember anything about it if so."

　　"Do you remember arriving back at Bertram‘s Hotelthat night?"

　　"No."

　　"You do remember Bertram’s Hotel?"

　　"Of course. I was staying there. Very comfortable.I kept my room on."

　　"Do you remember travelling in a train?"

　　"A train? No, I can‘trecall a train."

"There was a hold-up. The train was robbed.Surely, Canon Pennyfather, you can remember that."