“Since the coat has absolutely no intrinsic value, Inspector, I must regretfully conclude that the choice lies between an outbreak of gesture politics or the damage being the work of a mind deranged.’ Sloan tried another tack. ‘And which would you think the more likely?’ ‘Malice or madness? I’ve no idea at all, Inspector.”
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