Venus and Cupid

Venus and Cupid
Vermeer girl with the pearl earring
virgin of the rocks
Woman with a Parasol
"For when the boiler goes out and he wants to start it again –"
"Any odd paper that's blowing about. He picks it up and shoves it in there –"
"And that's where we found it –"
"Found what?" Craddock interrupted the duet.
"The clue. Careful, Stodders, get your gloves on."
Important, Stoddart-West, in the best detective story tradition, drew on a pair of rather dirty gloves and took from his pocket a Kodak photographic folder. From this he extracted in his gloved fingers with the utmost care a soiled and crumpled envelope which he handed importantly to the inspector.
Both boys held their breath in excitement.