第1章 Thebag-snatcher

ber,1923.I lived at number 24 Sandwich Road for 38 years …’

‘Yes,yes,''said the policeman.''I understand.''He wrote everything down in a little black book.''Did you see the man''s face?’he asked.

‘Yes,''said Emma.I did.I fell on my back,and he looked.down at me for a second.So I saw his face.’

The policeman opened a small bag.In it there were a lot of pictures of eyes and ears,hair and mouths.I need a picture of the man''s face.Can you help me?”he said.

‘Yes,''said Emma.‘He was tall and he had long,dirty brown hair.He wore blue trousers and a white shirt with a picture of a footballer.He had brown eyes …''Carefully she took the small pictures and made a big picture of the young

man''s face.She checked the picture carefully.

What colour were his shoes?"asked the policeman

Shoes!Suddenly Emma remembered her new shoes.Where were they?She told the policeman about her shoes,but then she began to cryand could not stop.

A nurse came up to Emma''s bed.Please go now,''she said to the policeman.‘Mrs Carter needs to sleep.''