The constellation
N613 Numskull bribed to keep silent in elephant sale when he manifests interest, though utterly ignorant
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- Criminal accidentally detected: "that is the first." · N611 entry
- Numskull talks to himself and frightens robbers away · N612 entry
- Cane as evidence of robbery. A man believing that he has killed a robber forgets his cane. Later finds it in robber's house · N614 entry
- Murder revealed to thieves climbing into bank · N615 entry
- Impostor accidentally gives king talking bed which reveals his identity · N617 entry
- Officer comes accidentally to the same building where the fugitive sleeps · N618 entry