rita a myTHE CASTAFI@RE | EMERAL een The chorus of birds... the wood: H || land Flowers... the Fragrant } perfumes... the sweet-smelling |] earch! Breathe deeply, Tintin. BA | Fill your lungs with Frosh air. | air Zo pure and sparkling you [could drink it! E fl As far as perfume goes, fl wouldutt call this exactly Fragrant. I No wonder! Look at that diseusting || { Good heavens! Some people rubbish dump. The Filth from ever: seem to be attracted by the dustbin in the neighbourhood is atink! .., Fantastic! chucked over there.} Hello!...what’s the \ matter ? What are you crying For? Are you lost ¢ LA ls a oc = wandered away . BOO-HOO-oo! From that| It’s all right, don't be afraid. Waat's your ame? I'm Tintin Who} are yout little | [P took at that! she's drawn till ( cates you! | |] blood, the little wildeat! So she has: but you seared her, Ty woosHr WOOAH!,—— 1 —s een: Good gracious! She You havewit cut yourself, have } || Please, don't be frightened b Ecioped oer the Bram. | yo thore ewe any” | Y Weil Ea you bac £9 our ood. | expect you'll have a mother... Can you stand up? lav. thats | bles and then bumped the troe-1 think that people live in the midst of alt this Filth! We Found her in the woods; sho must You are a good man. { will have wandered off. When she saw uc tell your Fortune. You ehie...er... she ran away. But then she cross my palm with silver! Fellover and bumped her head ona tree root. So we brought her home. No, thanks Definitely not! Er... It might be as well, for a tlear conscience, to let’ a doctor have a look a€ her. Kind gentleman! U1) tell your Fortune... you ross my pal with silver... No, no! Please feave me alone pic Lage What is it ?... me think we have money to pay for a doctor! eZ peTrouble! You must be careful... otherwise I eee an accident... But not serious |} || vanished |... stal sf see you in a carriage... AAA ‘A beautiful stranger approaches... She is coming to visit you...AKAH! She, has wonderful jewels, and OOH!...A terrible disaster Qa The jewels are gone... jon! You cross my paim with silverand Tell you many more things Well, if that's all you can see, | Can tell PAL your Fortune, too! ‘No, no! That's enough! Let'go of my hand! ‘Just a little silver... otherwise Well, goodbye, and take care oF }|-.[ D'you think we're here | you will suffer great miskertune!|| || that little cherub. But if you because we like it? D'you | <..The jewels will disappear! take my advice, you'll camp imagine we enjoy living somewhere else, and not on his surrounded by Filth? rabbish-dump... In the First place, it's unhealthy... AIG Me too! That enough FAB mamto-jambo for one gd Quiet, Mike, let me talk to That's what we call anyone this gajo who isn't a Romany ... Listen, we arrived here yesterday with a sick man, and this was the ‘only place where the police would tet As camo- Blistering barnacles ! Now, just you listen to me, You're nat staying here!... There's a large meadow hear the Hall, beside @ stream. You can move in | there whenever you like. Making people live ona dung “heap like this. It's revalk~[vee, a piece several I telephone hiv inches long ! constantly, sir,ana he assures me That confounded he'll come.. step! Still not repaired | When's Weil, I'll show that sluggard of « yen how to deal builder coming? with him! That's how to ger results, Nestor. Juct a touch of firmness, that's all He'll be here. tomorrow, | as you heard. Seeing is believing, | ao ad i tush oF work,...Yes, very tine some ...What? Oh yes, sir, its very dangerous too. =..Well,, yes, T...I'Il co tomorrow. Yes, Hello? | that ai Bianca Castafiore | Hat ha! a! The dea the Fresh ‘All Now for a little arin air wakes me thirsty | well, Tintin ? What anice lad he is Yes, and another letter...You'l vevar guess who From: Bianca CastaFiore! A letter From Chang in London: he's Fine and conde That. she's arriving here And what has that i at Marlinspike tomorrow! pact compare delightful creature to say? va -argarica pd Hello, there's | fa storm || brewing.+. Here 22? You're pulling iny leat Castafiore ?... Tomorrow?? My dear young Tintin, 1 ie 20 long sine ws blablabla... nv recitals in your country... blablabla... escape From the lprecs...blablabla... May your simple and Castafiore?,..Here!?... cata unattecced friend Cnot half!) invice clysm! Calamity! Catastrophet . Re herself to Marlinspike Half? Dp Er, there's a little postscript bia: i it yourself, J a for yous Wa...) shall arrive onthe I7th,,,Wnat? ¢ Nestor, pack my bags Te ve geod protest” ing: Fm weighing anchor! Tigo. You get on with my packing. this instant! 1 rust be out of this house in an hour! But, Chundering typhoons, je ae ‘step was broken. myself hoarse reminding you about it! Fity he's going; the fur would .. need really Fly with Castatiore here ‘A telegram For you Ttin, Whe knows: perhaps Bianca Cata- clysis is held up. It's Prom her, all right !Stop, Cannot come. (Good gracious me, 4| i fi Tehouldn't have 7 come without my FI, umbrella fey 4 AL MN < i 4 hee i ial =U Bre TT re Happy day! She isn't com- ing, Cuthbert old Friend! Nestor!...Nestor| You can atop packing! Ishan’t be going! Sincere regrets. Stop. Cannot come Ith, stop. Arriving 16th, Stop. Regards, Bidnea All hands on deck! Abandon Shipl-very man for himself ! Iimoff! But where? T don't know! Doosw't matter where. Milan perhaps. I've never dared go there in case | met that Ehundering typhoon! Nestor !...My bage! “Tf Billions oF bilious blue blister- ing barnaclNothing brake en, | hope? Thundering typhoone, that [tasiay nae, house step!... That confounded step! dust wait till {see that bone sprained something 2, idle builder! f ||... Hf It's a bad sprain... ‘and you've pulled the ligamonte, ankle?! ... But doctor, today For Out of the question. Ab- solute rest with the oot in plaster for.a fortnight. Think yourself Fortunate you didn't break a teg. In plagter |... A sprained ud that wight not have your good he tay advice Eo yous, a¢t 2eep repaired. Someone Goodbye. Luck? TF thak's luck, give me disaster!! Ah, dear Captain Fatstock! ...How i to see you again! Misericordia! What has happened toyout f A sprain! But... how Aid you get in? Just as we arrived, dear one out. Se we didn't weed toring. "we"? There can't be more than one of ou! But of course! Irma,my maid, Tintin was showing sowme- and so does m: Wagner, who obvious: y accompanist, Igor ly hago... hal halha accompany ‘me!—=— Excuse me, cignora, may | introduce our old Friend Professor I sincerely hope $0, si often spoken of your of the drawing in Potts & the clot foro, always display cam t harmony with the ind your portraits, 1 ainazinng kee. Nestor, pl How enchanting, how absolutely thrilling £0 meek you the man who wakes all those daring ascents in balloons! s5e show the sionora Co her room. Lam deeply honoured, signora. Whata rare pleasure For me to | eet 30 great an artist ..an of Such charm, such inction, such. Professor, you make me blush | om How kind... But First...er...rma, where is the...er..the little something for dear Captain Drydock? in the taxi, madame. | Til Fetch it. T thought... | thought Ehat an old sailorman like yourself must Feel very lonely in is little baat. Il povero capitano! That's very kind oF you, bub this pretty polly to be your constant companion They've unloaded the luggage. Thie is where shes staying... Towork, Gino!He's called ago, a compliment to dear Signor Verdi... He's 20 aPfectionate...We love nice Cap- afraid ; ke wouldn't hurt Aa > FI | Stroke him, Captain, don't be Billions of ilious blue blistering barbecued barnacies!... Cannibal! vo» Bashi -bazoul! Vampire! wwe your How aweet!,..He's taken Eo you already se Ah, animals have an unfailing in- stinct: they immediately attach them to those they love, Please, Captain Stopcock! Such language! foor pollikins might learn it !...shoW and. Now, How... our Finger is just a teony-woony bit core... please | Trmaaa! ...The first aid things, OF course, I Forget! Dear Tintin, this is just 4 little gift From me to you. There we are...A pretty little butter Fly to comfort the poor sailorman iw very grate- Fal zignora, |) rémamber 2 Not at all, not at all! H 1 thought it would [twas very. |] remind you of our kind of you to} First mecting in think of me, |] Syldavia, D0 you Shatl f ever Forget course, that was the First kime J Lheard you sing tite Jewel Song From "Fauet* PRY] Ah, yes, the Bete ae 'WELS!Here, madame, I've got Now, my man, iFyou'd || |[ Oh, 1 almost Forgot... The reporters will probably your jewel-case. be kind enough to run me to earth here. May | ask my brave sailor to protect me ..._Not a single interviow, no publicity, +. mothing! [ came here incognito; 0h, ¢0 you have. f can breathe again! May | point out to the 8 What delightfut old farnicuc' signora that the fourth = Tay ...ad a four-pester bed. step is broken. att bs... er... Henry the Tenth, | i | H is ie noe? Yes, yes, Tece. If the signora will excuse} |) Fiddle! What me: the door- bell. iit now? Well done, Nestor, your head!I'll put the telephone here, Captain, where you can reaci it thedrive...a whole horde of Ln Tey Say you told tae to come, sir... you invited them to camp in the That's right, Nestor. show thew ito the big meadow, down by the streaim. But sir! f L may make go bold, sir... Gipsies, sir... flothing but a bunch of thiev- fing rogues... THey'll ovly make trouble for you, How cau | be in worse trouble? 1. Go and see to thew, Nes: Buk..1.,.0r... Very good, sir, Ho's mad... He= absolutely mad!...He'll come a crop per one of those days!... Blistering barnaces that step! Whyeartt || |e eople look where } |r ey're going! 3 A — Holle,..Yes, Haddock here.., Who's that ?...1he police!Quite correct, Inspector. I think it’s intolerable! Those wretched creatures forbidden to camp except ona rubbish dump! And 4g 1 have a meadow... Hello?...What?... You can hear | met...Well, Lean hear you. And | since we can hear each ather, let | we say [ quite understand your action, Captain. It's most generous... [ be9 your pardon -- Did you say shut up? ‘Al, Captain: my men report chat Some gipsies who were camping by the main road have moved} It seems you invited them || to piteh camp om your land wes that so? Hello-0-0! | can hear you! Trouble!...Ha! ha! First I'm bitten bya ) little wildcat, thew bya parrot!... spain an ankle...Castatiore descends on me with Irma aud that budding Becthoven... And they talk about F291] trouble!... Ha! ha! ha! No...qOE you! ..l'm talking ts thie postilential parakeet! Will you ShUC UP, YOu v.- ‘Al, I see. You're stil adares- siug your parrot... Now, about those gipsies .Of course, you're Free to do as you like But | should warn yout you'l only have yoursel? to thank when they make trouble For you. I Hello-o-0! | can hear you! T hate them, the gajos. They pretend be Heo, bi thee arts they despise Us... BY Hello, what's up? i] Stowy's got wind oF something.What's tite meaning of that? «And what shall I do? .. Tell the Captain... No, hee get enough om his plate already. Hello?...Hello? Gan you hear we? Rerrina Rensing Rerring b) Fl lock my jewels in this drawer, Irina... syand il hide the key to the drawer in this vase, over here. Try to remember, girl. That's that, Captain Our gipsy Friends are installed. They're delant. ed with their now camp, Good. 1" voy aiad. 0) eG Li [That parrot |. 1M drive we crazy |... Anyway, it nearly bedtime. Then at teast L'il be Free of itFor the wight! 5}> = There ... ia my POOH «ab | cae window....a monster 0 Dio!,.. Diomio! ... —— What's happened vonster? } [[ ene 6 aids t5aw a monster, [vet MERCY! No, ne, madame: they you...A ghost on something’... It My JEWELS! || || are quite safe, was horrible... 1 heard a long, mourn IRMAAA! MY JEWELS?! Ful er, ana aw two ores snining The cry of the manst- Yes, | Heard someone walk- u ! aman, I'm certain. ee That .,.But that's ei % onlya bird: just 9 Impossible, signora. BS \ It's only the attic Omi ae D above, and no ome ¢ lives ap there ae i But I assure you ... % Don't be afraid, signora T might Just have Ge back bo sleep... and aleok under dhese your window: Signora Castafiore's then you wou't need winder to worry. a | oe i ‘ y Re,Footprints!... ight under the window | Was she telling tne truth, then 7 No. It would never support a man's weight,..A cnild, maybe... But then there'd bbe tracas of the climb... Any- way, the footprints are those of an adult... Tow comy err) fl ae acta ten Ditka ereanniacne Bae let's 90 where they there are any Feot- |) No, nome like Prints, they'll show those we saw in @) up inthe mud. So tie Flowerbed water their horses, But whose! That's the problem... Someone From the house? ...Oue of the two strangers { chased yesterday ? 4 gipey? Come on, Showy. We shau't Find aur humorous Friend by staying [iM here... There he goes. Ha! ha! He ini wait for a second round, the Ittle brac, | don't’ like the way he's always snsoping arcuund. So, that's who it was... aipsy...he threw the stone We don't seem to That's the doctor leaving: He'll have be much further on PUe the Captais Come on Snowy, foot in plaster, But theres[Wy i Me Haga. Hello! Hello-0-0! Hi there, boyo! |] [twas just passing: a client tosce near were for the old Rock Bottom Insurance Sol said to myselF: "Jolyon!" | said, “now's your chance to say howdy to the ancient mariner’ And look what [ Find: the old humbug's fallen downstairs! mS What 4 scream! Anyway, a bit of luck I popped is. A proper godsend, that's we, This lady was just telling me about last night's caper. And what does Jolyon Wagg discover? ... Hold on Ee your hats... Her jewels, her famous) Jewels, aren't oven insured! What about that? A proper carry- on, eh? LL fF Worth: thousands and thousands. she's got one little sparkler, an emerald Given to her out East by some character Marjorie something or other .s- Maharajah... The Maharajah oF Gopal That's the chap. And that little tit-bit alone is worth a fortune. Crazy what you get For a song, eh? Beats me. Not that Ive got amything against music, but between you and me, {prefer a dollop oF wallop any day, Not a single jewel covered So [ said: "Lady, you give me a list of your knick- kenacks, and Jolyon Wagg will insure shoot!" J'll consider it, We. Bag Fiddlesticks'...t's all fixed... ina day or two with a policy. Cheerio For ow, Duchess. Pleased gam, to meet you! the whole And if L were you, Lord Nelson, f'd get that step A. Te had occurred tp me! Tm waiting for the builder. That's probably hive now at the door.Oh, yes, the piano! It's mine. { hired a piano, to practise with Mr- Wagner (do hope you don't We've brought | | The piano? the piane. You sweet old thing!...fn Adwirable!... Me. Wagner, —|{ Certainly, that case they can put it in Just see te it, will you? signora. here, 80 we can cheer you up. Thundering 1..er.. Ehank typhoons, eb yews; but che mari- have a juke> box next! TI] [peering feos cnalies | "Paris: Flash Inter Drat that | Coe | parrot Excuce me, your shoe | lace is undone, Why, $0 it 15. national”? { beg your pardon’... What? An interview ?...}..er.-. tm very flattered... Gladly ... i. ae Z| Re a Yes, this is we... OF course f'n me...AM interview 2...Naturally... with Pleasure. Whenever you like... Very well. { shall look Forward t0 tomorrow... Ciao! Allow me..."Parie-Flach? .Hetlo-0-0! ... [can hear you! Oh! Aw interview with Signora Castafiore! fons ara.I'm very sorry, bat Signora Castatioce has asked me to say.»Journalists! They hound ove to death! | su. There’s wo escape! ...0h well, one must expect it... The price of fame FDI But you definitely FBIM | said: no interviews, Bb s| nothing... But I must practise with Waguer... Bye-bye... {'ll put dear Lago beside you like those pigs on "Tem di Roma" Not 0 flicker of respect Foran artist fo | refuse to receive them Will you shut up, you cachinnating cackatoo! Hark, hark, the tan No madam, Iam not Mr, Cutts the butcher. Ne, madam, you have the wrong number, Rerring Rereing Rersing [can hear yo bo. Billions of blue blister-| ing barnacles! [ don't know what prevents me... | wasn't addressing Jou hanny-goat! J ‘wos taiking to the parrot! ... Hello! Hello? only 00 well. How || dare you speak to me like that? You Aare an insolent cad, That parrot! Drown intin, for the love Tintin! Strangle I Tintin, For the love of heaven do something for me. Get ‘me one of those invalid chairs. Then E can at least ag outside Otherwise Ml go stark staring (fj mad!Te nace morning If he's noc here Captain! Capta , Yes, 1 know... { couldu' Lcooibine aia help it. | had to Finish a hey aebentee) tombstone: it was urgent. What? Yours is urgent too: cee yes, | know... Look, {'il be there first hing tomorrow morning... Yes, without Fail. Oh, not s0 bad... Anyws might have broken my lea... really should have looked a Fool, Fe Cool? 1H che shade, if) perhaps, but in thesun i's thank you Aly, Paris-Flash | Come low’s the Foot? |} ingentlemen, | will in- For = ae] No, no, white!... But such a white! Pearly, sparkling, immaculate! ind the shape~perfect!...And }-y [| what perfume exauici Great news, Cap is strictly between ourselves Thave succeeded in raising a completely new variety of rose. Well done! Splendid! .. Better than building rackets ¥) and chasing 0 nto the beWhat wae that 2 Who shouted? Tve had an ideal think 1 Way say an inspiration. Bianca, of course... Bianca! You Fellow met Bianca! Bianca!...Who were those ectoplasms, bolting like rabbite? That's what interests me! That's agreed, isn't 2 count ow you... This is strictly between curselves. Idiot! Did yeu have to Ag | teld you, the put your your great Feet) |! rose I have creat- into a wasps nest? ed ig white. Now, Yes, Bianca, like our delight Ful guest. This rose shall be called "Bianca Castafiore" A charming compliment, don't you think 7 The scoundrels! [Nl bet they were | upto no good! what ic white in Italian? But the world must wait... You mustn't breathe a word, | implore you. It must be acomplete surprise. What?... Which?... surprise? La Strangers in the Hello, who's that on park...What's le |] | the seat? Oh, it's. all about 2 geome a Have you seen Captain ] Hammock 2 L cimplyIf you see him, tell him we've fini: ed. These gentlemen From’ faris- Flach" have concluded their inter- view and would 50 like to mect him. There he is, asleep, and in che on) Shade, too. J see | must scold you For something else, too... That Jersey, 1€ really wor ‘aman of your age ! Disaster! theyre} | You know, he's just adear| | ..reveath a coming this way. | | old sea-dog, abit crusty | rough exterior Vn caught at first, but... he hides the like aratina simple hoart oF | trap! big lovable child Captain Paddock! 0b, you naught man, lock at you, asleep in the shade! You'll catch your death OF cold! What ?...01, Tmust have been asleep. {8 ke your hair. Let me introduce Christopher will you learn to do it Willoughby-Drupe and Marco properly, and stop looking Rirotto of “Parie-Flach ”. like a scruffy Well, gentlemen, now that you've all Now, my dear, Jet ug wet, T will release you, Roam about Mave A pen tle chat, ; in the grounds as you please. Captain The game ae you,chum t Hassack and { will expect You to lunch. This io a sensation ... But we must be sure{Truc or not, Marco my boy, 4 itt sail! wert Tean just see the cover! ail cok, a gardener. Come on, ery to pump him. But...it ien't the gardener... it's Professor Calculus, who went to che Good worning, Professor. May We in- troduce ourselves: Christopher Willoughby-Drupe and Marco Rizotto So that's it! Reporters |. had to tell Tie Capea f someone. He's already kattied tothe papers about my new rose, the old gossip! Tall me, frofessor, off the record, | isn't there something in the wind H between La Castafiore and Cap- J f} tain Haddock ?... Plans fora = Am L right? Ie was the capeain who told you,wasnt } it? Wel..yes and id. it is... we reporters ...flair, you understand ... So it's true? Great sunspots! And he promised to say nothing! Ik was t =.at the Chelsea Flower Show. But seh! Here he comes «+ Signora Bianca, with the Captain. f, Nota werd about this! OR GY ft all depends | REN on che weacher could happen any day now. Er... the Professor was telling ws. hig roses, How magnificent they are ! Aha | So it’s imminent, then! H And... how long has this been Fixed ? Can you give any little swippets about them... How thoy First met, For example ? Precisely !...1t was two years er about Gok that ? Sugarplum. Oriana ... SEmirAarMnis...That's right... Exactly... | | Oh, hew Eadore Flowers! Tey bring |] No, no, ing yous f them in armtals, ue | selh.. OK. then. Tif tomorrow. Dear lady, allow me to offer you this modest “Crimson Glory’... Until... ers. something better comes along ... Hat hat ba Oh, Frofesso: eo of Ty Gee v N s Fy arora I’ My poor boy, how Aid you manage to do that? Me iy Friends..1'Nl leave And what a Eerrible Fuse! You Frightened || |! Better already| BONE Lik etiausso. For. imo to death! Wait, S11 help you, First aren't we? : remove the sting... Thore! Then apply crushed rose petaie — sme You're looking for Captain BMasgot, I'm sure, You'll ff find him in the rose gar~ den. The poor darling, he's been stung on the nose by aOh, it's you!... Something ns bo frightful has happened: Ive | OpROR 6 Don't worry, si9- just broken my weckg& lace! > nora, I'm sure j we'll find all the beads, [Now let's see. about | There you are at last! I've the Captain's been calling you for Hours, You f} c's not that this necklace is particular should have been here to pick Sol Ul ly valuable: it’s only fashion jewel- p my necklace, BA | tery, But it's from Tristan Bier. And say what you like, Bior is still Bior | | Pon'e think I'mangry with } Excuse me, madame, have you you, Captain, but why did I sash iy mb roldery selseer ei ym tell themabout my rose? | iad one shoved in my face, | shouldn't you Know, the little gold have a nose like an overgrown etraw-P | ones. berry! y Why should 1 have seen them, girl IES not my job after your things, iy oy ea madame hes ee i lg wherevia caled me ||] Aa" of scissor, are they? HH | Lictie scissors made of ol. they pretty, Uncle Mike? aarlier, when yeu called me the First Limes witen I re- tured to my seat I couldn’ find theonHello, is that Me. Bolt? ... Yes...0h, the gentleman From fl Thundering typhoons! J] Oh, 1'm speaking to Mr, the Wall... Erno, hes been I] F he doesn't come Bolt... «a |] tomorrow Lil get Hello, is that you, old || |{ Had you Fooled? Hal ha! hat Still Keeping shipmates... This is Met dante adie] you cap ett, ot Jelyon...Cangstabtionsl] |) stand... What do wats OK. by me!...Keep +~You afd humbug, you mean = your hair on. [ just want- you certainly had 24 tebe first to congeat your old pal Fooled! late you. Oh weil, forget it. FN have a auiee [LPipe, and read the paper ac.Read that and tell me iF ik conveys anything to you. And that idiot Wagg has just rung up ko congratulate ie. Heartiest congratul Captain Chester, . Loneliness banished, Ihe never tires of hearing the geldent voice, singing fon hima the famous Jewel Seng from "Faust, W224 Blistering barnacles! Wait till get my hands on the miserable molecule of mildew who dreamed up this balderdach! = | Hetlo-o-o! Tecan hear you! vBuon giorno, Tinti Buon dlorne, Cap- tain Bootblack | y Have you seen the marvellous, article about yne in faris- Flash vellous Yes, | have seen it, madarn!... You call it Marvellous?...Announcing our marriage! Oh, yee, pricelecs, sweat? i Chamberiain of But it doesn't mean a thing, The newspapers have already engaged me ¢9 the Maharaja ef Gopal, to Baron Halmaszout, the Lord i Gorgenzola, and goodness c you see, I'm quite used This is Thompson and Thomson, with a ‘p'and without.,.Our west bishes... i eau, many congratulations, Cap- tain. We've just seen “faris-Flash’!| KOUA Rep KOUIN KOUA Ki KOUA... BANG! But... but... oh, goodni +++ Goodness gracious Goodness gracious me a How very odd: not word about wy 105e ‘My dear friend... My dear old Friend! Most hdarky congratulat - ions!... How Iappy F-amn to hear | the mews! But wy didn't you tell we before! A fow telearams, sir. And may | be allowed, sir, to offer my most respectful felicitations, Gocd wishes, Cutts the butcher. Congratulations, Mr and Mrs Belt... Sia cere greetings, Doctor Patella most delighted goed wich da Figueira...Hello?...Yes...yes ..Supavizion One moment, pleace. It's a television Oh no! Leave me alone! 1 re company, sir. Fuse to behave like a performing They want... || || seal in front of a cameral But sir... There’s no but about it. I've had enough oF roportera!,.. Tell them Inn out { thoy wish to épeak But sir, it's Signora Lastafi to. ore To me? But my good man, why didn't you say 20 before? you!... Supavisi 1 adore to... When T shall look For- ward 60 seeing you! Tomorrow’... Lovely... yes... What a bore they are!... But what can one do? . They'll be here tomorrow afternoon Someone here must have given all this to the reportere. | wonder who it Oh, what a charming idea! Aw aubade! a7 1Yoon layeiip) Captalnvernes Ou behalf of the Marlinepike frize Band Supporters’ Club I have the honour bo present to you with due deference the reepectful con- f] gratulations of all our members felicitous event, has brought ... .. a light to every throat and a lump in every eye... You must offer them champagne Forgive us for being so late, siguora Gin tir way out of town we wore cawoht iv a traffic jam. Then we wasked time trying Eo Find the way. ‘And to crown it all we had a break Thuntering tnrheoe! H || This is a Full-scale invasion’ fay D4 you? How priceless! The television bays!...Now || | 21 wait in the car just or never, Gino!... In you go, || || dow the road...0.K. 2 ‘nix with all that crowd «|| Poo err [OK 11 take my lim ‘and get C0 work! ok eee 5 ; it... OD LZTm inside, anyway. with that Flood wa] can light the ceiling Al, { cee... Perhaps we can talk wore easily sitting down, Right. 1 shall appear in te First sequenc] sand say a for worde of introduction, Then | put the first question, and the cameras Focus om you. From then ow [ shall only be heard ‘off ‘At the end of that sequence I shall ‘ask if you'll be kind enough to sing ... something specially for the viewers Naturally, with pleasure, Thank you. For the second sequence, you cross slowly to the piano, where your Accompanist will be waiting, and you sing... What will you sing, signora? Excellent... AFterwards, 1 lose the interview With a Few words of E like to do |p a voice test, and we're all cet Take up tine mike, Jim. 1's in the i lady, This is picture only a light LA eae Ap A ies NG i. EY [core wind rel Good... How's that For balance? ... Silence! .. Sound on! {Good evening, viewers, Tonight is rather a special occasion, We are visiting the eminent singer, Bianca } tafiore... All right like that?Good. Now, signora, just 4 Few words frow you, please. Er... My turn wow? su Just a few words? LL WelleccDoe Lone Tint nappy.» 30 very happy... Weil, [ don't really know OK. for sound! how to put it.. Abt be OD Right, Stand by! Silence now, boys ana giris! Good evening, viewers. Tonight is very special occasion. Weare visiting Hof La Scala, Milan, so aptly called "the Milawese nightingale” I} to ask the reason For your presence at Marlinspiixe ? Tell we, signora... is it indiscreet Well, way last tour of the West Indies (a triumph, by Balzac and his Friends ... She must see it, the dear lady, She Simply must | Prefescor | Professor !! Don't goin there, They're shooting! the way) was so exhausting .. awdas | yew that Captain .. would welcome me with open arms, Thad no hesitation in inviting my- Self to stay, Why, you've installed tele- vision! .., Three sets at once!!... And you never Oh!Vook... that's... that's Sig- nora lastafiore!... Yes, I assure you it is... Good gracious! Someone must tell her at once!Stars above! What is the mneaning of all this masquer- ade? =. A wedding is arranged, aid ae the last to hear about it! ... You install tele- vision, but you don't tell me! DeThey'te cheating » Flin here, and uo one Says a word! se It’s a conspiracy | Every. ‘one's plotting tokarp mein thedart! «And poor Signora Castafiore is appear ling on Eelevision, and no one thinks of elling her! ... It's monstrous! Come with me, Professor. (t's All [a misunderstanding. We'll pick we from the last question «Stand by !... Seunnd om! May L ask, signora, whether you nave Any plans? Yes, a ceties of recitals in the United states, where | shall stay for two month; they are longing to hear ine. Poor Americans! What Mave Ehey done to deserve itt Then to South Aynerica to con- quer the capitals... ‘And reduce thei to ruins as well! o And... tell me, sig word which werks will you perform on your Eour,,,oF should (say, your triumphal 'pro- ores ? Ye How well you puc it! sae Nes, a3 sual, 1 shall be singing Rossini, Puccini, silly me! Gounod! itih Gounod that you achieved your greatest success. made yourname,infice? | Alt, Gounod ? Wasnt | i, Gown Yes, the Jewel Song From "Fauee” ewept ne to the pinnacle oF Fame, They say Ti divine a them « Please, siqnora, f Know "our viewsrs would be overcome if you would sing that great aria For OF coursel Emergency |... Take cover? She's going to ving!AAaH! 23 S72) cris My beauty hs, there you are, Capeain Bed ck they 00k. Just imagine. at darling < could 8 The Fuses, | expect ‘Anyone got ‘a match?IRMAA- AA! MY JEWELS ! Upstairs! Run | Here, Snowy, stay close to me, other- wise you'll get trodden on. drive |... Some way | reat fa What's the idea, cun ning around in che dark?... Where are you eff to? That's the Front door |... Come ou, Snowy! Let's see! 508 Doo What was it, Nestor Only the fuses, | ay ANN oi aan wy i 2 \v ty out. But come 9 Those are the facts... Everything seems to Just soten che Castaiore Puerto Oni cle eet he and yet... Yet what? It's the classic crimes an Accomplice cuts off the current while | | Out oF the question The current Washi cut off the Fusos wont. ‘Maybe... But he couldn't tell when the Fuses were going to blow, or even that they'd blow at all... IE was pure chance. Well, since you're 20 keen to dot ‘che ‘i's and cross the t's, I'd be interested to hear your answer to an- other little question whic T might ask you Just what 4 have said! A use, a power Failure, it's all the same to me, young man. Tt wae dark, and that was what the hie wantedYou eay the Fuses Te was Nestor who told blew... Allright... me, when he came up But did you Aiscover|| || from tho cellar. Cat for yeurselPs we all (Co Nestor? .. the butler 2.” Aka! Nestor, who once worked for those crooks the Bird brothers Anyway, blistering barnacles, Nestor ig absolutely honest, and t Fer- bid you to suspect You know perfectly well, when | tigse gangsters were tried tie evidence proved that Nestor Kwew wothing of their activities. Anyway. We shall see, we shail Look out, there are cables “Meanwhile, we'll | all over the place. proceed with the rontine questioning Very weil follow me. No ome ts to leave! ese (astafiore... ‘Al, Siguora Nightingale, the Milan-|| | Madam, we are were to set light |] to...er, Fo throw light on the circumstances Surrounding your terrible loss Just to clear up one Dead or alive, we shall Find them, | |] Mr. Swag promised to Point, madam: where madam. Leave io stove unturned, || Fix the whole thing wore the jewels usuala|| |] that is our policy... Which reminds ly hocked .. | meaw |] | we: 1 presume your jewels are locked ? Fully ineurad ? Alas, no, Ina drawer inmy room, | F gent tewen, upstairs... Oh my jewels! My beautiful jewels! ... up For me ... __[{ swag t Fin it up? ... Fix What 2... Madam, is this Some cert of cowspir-If No, no gentlemen, Mr.Swag repre- y The ai sents an insurance company. 1ce7.. What case was that, ‘madam ? Why, my jewel case’ of course, the one £ Yes, and the key was hidden ina vase, 1 |] fetched it from there earlier om, whew! took the case out of the drawer. fed There!...There! _.What i ell you 2 Laugh, madam?...Us, nada? wnWeare wot amused, madam! v- Geod night! My jewels! Look! The little dariivgs!...All here... Yes! . 4, | could weep For joy, I'm 50 pleased tose _—s bas eS i I really am a feather-brain!...1 com- | pletely Forgot, 1'A come downstairs H wits my jowel-case, when tese nice ]] people From television arrived. How Eoo, teo Hilarious! Ahaha’ ..What a geod laugh... i What is wrong? Oh dear, what have | done? Way Thank you, we can manage. su We've Eold you before: We're wok children!But apart Prawn that, all's well that ends well!Come on, Snowy. Home! Yes... yes, | Know... | mean Yes, it was a wedding ... ‘my step-sister's cousin jes... Look sir... I'l be With you tomorrow morning sn Yes, yes, definitely... Yes, ‘yes, | promise, sit... Nee, sit... Good -bye, sir. Au owl!...Heay- ens, how it made me jump! Til take them to court!... 111 have them locked up!...1o make. fan of a poor, weale woman! Mind the No! T won't. stand For it! 1 tell you Twon't stand for | know! shameful! Look at that! Ne Ike a disgrace !... {t's monstrous! .. Sut EHey won't get away with it, T can tell you! IF you don't come tomorrow, my Fine Priend, '1I s+» blistering bar- wacles, I don'e Know what £11 do w-bue T won't stand for 16! ibs But waat's the matter?... It's not at all bad, that photograph... Not bad !... Not bad!... { that all you can cay! [ts horrible T tet you! ‘That's right!...Defend the cad: the bumping! t's Far worse thaw that! Worse thaw that? What 49 you mean 2 ‘Mamnerless yokels! . fimit!... And it's not just a question of the likeness! Horrible? I wouldnt aay 50... In fact, Vd cay iewas a very good like~L mean... Lwean that photograph was taken here by a reporter | From the *Tempor and he got in without a soul knowing You (et people use tinis house like a hotel! What? That photographer ... Yes, that photcgrapher, the one who gor away in the dark... 0h, it's too bad! [ said to that “Tempo” riff-rafF: "You've dared to say that I weigh Four- keen stone!,.. Very well: 40 ‘ware photographs, no more interviews ! can tell your reporters L never want tos their Faces again You And now by some diabolical trick they've managed to run a whole Feature... And all because of you! It's all your Fault ! If OF course it is!...1F you were more particular about the people whe in- vite themselves in... If you didn't ‘open your door to every Tow, Dick and Haery, thie would never have hap paved... And you! Wagner 1 want a ward with you! So you've come back, Mister Wagner!...Where have you been? || «And who gave you permission |) togo out ?... You have work 0 do, Mr. Wagner ; scales, MMe And you, [rma! your little gold Obviously wot ! you, girl 2 ‘ssors yet | What's got Yes, you rma! ... Aud goand see wiio that ts, instead of gawking like an idiot | Silence!... Your playing (s eareless, Ue. Wagner... TWo wrong notes yesterday'...[n Future I wavt Eo Kear you practising all day long that clear ? Yes, signora.. \ No. sighora Yee, eignora Is “Morning, Duchess !... How goes it? so AILOK.1... And your hubby -Ee- bet He all right 2... Fine!...Well, here we are: I've brought youa dinky little insurance Lim so sorry, Wir, Sag}... You're too late!... The early bird catches the worm, Ai, Sag! Come offit + You're foking! Don't try Coargue, alr. Sag... Tshall take care of my own jewels, Mr. Sag! .. bood worning, Mr. Sag.This is the end ! ‘Als, dear lady. IES dulce ex tnaordinary; f juct Found this magazine on te floor io And guess whose charting likeness adorns the cover... Look ! T know, Professor CandyFloss! L know!... And kivdly refrain Prom calling it a likeness! Tene iF 1,..A most striking resemblance. ~-= As Por te vay he looks a iF he's enjoying the joke... Buc That isn’t all... Wait, there are come more pages inside. Now, Jet me see.. So you deign to come? It's ben min- lites since the bell rang! | suppose. you think U'm here to answer the door for you! If One moment, dear lady... {think I've got it... Yes, hore we are MERCY! my JEWELS! There she goes! She's lost her geegams again. ~ apenas Yes, yes...don't worry: he'll Find thenw in a minute or Someone's missed that stepHelp! Help! Quick! Let's see! Great snakes! What's Np Ab! ir, Wagner... Nobody! happening)) Tdow't know 1 heard Signora stare My emerald. ..shiff...my em- ery out... Then I heard . erald From te Maharajah of someone fall on the What's happen: iP. I's been stolen..Sniff.. staircase. signora? Think back carefully, sighora sos Perhaps you just mis- laid i... | Meteo, T thonghe V heard some ing... But as | was prackisin | put the case, with i ib, there on my Arising. table. I opened it... sviff...toadmire my treasure ... Then | went to the bathroom... sniff... where { spent a quarter of an hour, perhaps... sniff... And when | came if Perhaps the emerald Fell on the Flcor,., { No,no, that's impossible! f] Ic was inthe case...and || Irma has alrendy looked... So —— Te’s beew stolen, | tell ]| [ Burgtar orno burg- \| |ATHUMP W | [You wondered yeho Fell downstairs? eit. Sif. Yon must lay, who Fell down Now you knew ! fetch te police immediate feast | crarume + ly Vit ring them 7 0) at Ones barnacles | Awother one!Hello Yee thie is me... Yes, with a'p, as in Philadelphia Ga0d mor...What... A ¢ob- bery 3... An emerald! 2! But se] LOOk... Signora Castations Lcha'e auite eure, ien'e she; iE eatly has een stlen eis ie Unless I'm very much mistaken, ie was the thief who Fell on the stairs just now, Good... That's lucky for her. T don't mind telling you iF ehe'd got us up to Marlinspike on another wild goose chase we wouldn't have come, Definitely wot ¢ Wait |... Three on our list can be fuled ‘straight out: you, Because You couldn't have gone upstairs in your wheelchair; Tintin, who was wich yous and Wagner: he was Playing the piano in chemaritime gallery. That leaves Irma, Nester, and the Professor" Th a wutehell... iF the taeft was cow mitted by someone in the house, then there are only six suspects: Irma, Wag- ner, Nestor, Calculus, Tintin, and of course you yourself, Captain crimina| be crazy ‘And so, with your permission, | | Where was (2... In the garden, Certainly, sir... Then, as the private AM Fi we will question each of them separately, in jane, Till send Nestor in. Buk you're wasting your time ear frofessor Calculus who wae Pruning Wis roses... was watering the begonias when | heard Signora cries continued, | dropped my watering can and hastened towards the house... Gastafiore: shouting... | looked up Me wareraiatae oe (ou were ina hurry to Bis WMO reach the house, eh... That is ail. Please ask the Captain to send Dhol You admit you could see the windows from wikere you Sniff. in my. times. as she in my arms... sniff... Twas busy sewing am sniff. Sudden HyeshifFe.l heard madame calling out... swf her rom. cviFf. Tran to nif. fainted... Your mistress has told us she spent about a quarter of aw Hour {M4 the bathrooms, IM short, knowing her habits, yon would have had an opportunity te enter her room, without any noise, and slip out with the emerald... ordrep it From the window to an accomplice ..To Nestor, For inztance!... Come on! Confess !Beaste! Beasts! Boasts! {ral Trina What the matter?...Stop! ee. 8 Oe s 8) and 1... nif. They.» sniff... ey accused me. madame’s emerald, have never...snift... kacen a pin didw't belong to me.sHiff...L¥ fact...sMiFF..1C was ha nad way tte scissors cealew._ ent silver thimble...And they dare nif, my beautiful [ts that true? Did you really accuse her? ert of... You ‘see, it's a crick that comes off some- times. us Ne stand For it | E 4 slight mishap. An Occupational jaazard Will you send inn Calculus Certainly were you, ('d try some other method iF | “6 Smo! no! 1 won't OF course, it's only a matter oF simple direction Find- ing; watch my pendulum, al First cried out? broken, [ | ! Oh, 30 there you are! TES swinging to tie south. east, InFack its pointing... Professor, is it true that Nestor was Hear you when Signora Castafiore Not at all! 1k’ wot in the least inconvenient. I've been told about the were, and Lam heart I) Groen forthe’ azar lady, Meares accuse What is this | hear? Trmat... My honest: Irmal...[ won't stand for it! To attack apcor, weak woman! I shall complain to the United Nations! ‘Yes...weil... er... To get BACK to my question, Profecso before you sent For me, You had the effrontery to 1 thought of that at once, OF course... And I'd alrcaly come to certain conclusions‘And if Irma gives in her notice, 445 she may well after such aw insule, will you Find mea new maid? ,..And what about the higher wages te new oirl will Wane: will you pay chose? 1 tell you, if you don’t apologize to Irma... | leave this house immediately. f ehall tell the Captain! Te points ‘south -eas Now... where were we’. You understand, Pm nob accusing anyone, Jes simply Eaat my pendul indicates the direction oF their camp. i. A camp? What are you talking about ? Excuse me! | must stop you Urere!... They are eal gipsies. I've een thew as clearly ‘cof ? We shall Find it... oF people are always thieving! There's Ho kine C0 be lost. tako us to their camp. All eight, { will. But you've Ho right ‘Eo suspect them Just because they're They... they've gone!... But [ saw them only last Hight .. They What did | tell iy you? They've done a bunk. Vee, Ehabs right, There's a Romany camp quite close say, your Friend Calculus, is he a bit..er, you know? He keeps ov talk ing about a gipsy encampment. 11) be sucprised iF they) still there, Having done the Jab, they Il have belted. ne calling all patrols. cercept band of gipsiee. Believed to have left Marlinspike within past Few hours for unknown destination ... I that true?... Why didw't you say s0 before }...They're the Villains, without a shadow oF doubt | rus a eae root have youtTue days Lue. “Investigation into the the? of the Castatyere emerald continues"... etc, ete... AM! Tie gipsies who were camping ear Marlinspike at the time oF the rebkery hare been assisting the police in their inquiry ies. A headquarters ane [mse ora ae And I'm absolute stake my life Jere carte lett Colour television , oF course! Tho other day, lookivg at all those sets, | thought to my- self: winat a pity the pictures are only it black and white! You know, someone has already... Not at all, it just a question of know-how. Now listen care- fully... The people you see on the litle screen are im black avd white, aren't they 4 But in the studio?... What about that? 1 don't need co tell you,., {w che studio the subjects are allin coleur. the purpose of my apparatus i> to re~ store those colours! Well, roughly speaking, by colour Filters ingerted becween an ordinary television se and a special ecreen, | call it Super Caleacolor ? Well How?...How?.. You think 07... fn all modesty Fimust say ony enn comment would be: brilliant! But, you shall judge my invention For yourselves. Tonight they have hae Famous, programme "Seanorama”,.. Will you Join we? a2 cr Tonight... BING ... Scanorama . BONG... your look at life... DONG New my Friendz, Wold your preach! ,.. This is am historic