<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Detective Services of Monsieur Hercule Poirot]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://belgianamongtheenglish.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[saintofdeduction]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://belgianamongtheenglish.wordpress.com/author/saintofdeduction/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[A Private Detective&nbsp;Now!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Despite my resistance, Madame Claire Widdecombe has insisted and, as you say, &#8216;gone over my head&#8217;. She was rather impressed with my skills ‘solving’ her case, and she now fancies me a private inspector. And before I had the chance to stop her she touted me to her friends. Perhaps it was the insistence of my benefactor Claire Widdecombe; perhaps the incessant inquiries of her bridge partners (Dieu me sauve des Anglais), or perhaps it was the request of Monsieur Adell and others with cases. But I have relented; I am now offering my services as a private detective!</p>
<p>And it would be poor manners of me not to extend my services to all who inquire, so consider this my first advertisement of the Jerome-Antoine Detective service (I name it for the Saint Antoine – you would say “Anthony” – for he is the saint of lost things 🙂 ). I would post a phone contact, but I do not have cellular phone and I would not be so ungentlemanly as to post the phone number of the Widdecombe residence, so if you would, simply comment with any particular inquiries you may find! I will review them and see what I can do.</p>
<p>Reynald</p>
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