Mon ami, nothing, it is more difficult than to convince a person that the fact of sixes having been thrown twice in succession by a player at dice, it is sufficient cause for betting the largest odds that sixes, they will not be thrown in the third attempt. A suggestion to this effect is usually rejected by the intellect at once. It does not appear that the two throws which have been completed and which lie now absolutely in the past, can have influence on the throw which exists only in the future. Poiret, he cannot pretend to expose within the limits of this dispatch the truth willfully hidden by those involved and taking note of the philosophical quest for truth and justice, he can resolutely say it needs no exposure.”
Haven looked out of the window. His mind could not completely take in the words, written in the letter, but that didn’t matter. He had arrived at his hotel. He had better things to do, so he put away the letter in his pocket. He would read it later.
The End
The Jules Poiret Mystery Series
Peril
Jules Poiret in Lord Hammershield dies
Jules Poiret in Secrets
The House of Cards Came Tumbling Down
Jules Poiret and The Brighton Bounder
The Calico Cat
Jules Poiret in The Murder in Torquay
Silent Rivers Run Deep
Down To The Abbey