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"And I'm Duncan," he stood up and said. "Thank you for coming."

"My pleasure," she replied. "How can I help you?"

"I have an art collection," Duncan started. "Some of the paintings are in the Scottish National Gallery. But others I keep at home, like the painting by Poussin, the one that was stolen."

"Tell me about the painting." said Isabel. "I've seen it in a catalogue, but one can never really tell from a black and white photograph what a painting is like."

"The Poussin which I have lost," he went on, "is his late work. Like many of his paintings of that period it has what the experts call a 'cool palette'. In other words, it's not very bright and has lovely, rather faded colours which bring to mind his other popular piece of art A Dance to the Music of Time."

"So, what happened?" she asked.

"The theft?... As you may know, I open the garden and the house to the public in the summer. It's a great way of sharing art with people. I've always done it."

"And that's when it was stolen?"

"So, it seems. There were almost two hundred people who came and walked around the house. Maybe more. There were six volunteers – friends of ours. We tried to make sure that there was somebody in each room that was open to the public. Only six of them were open – including the main drawing room, the dining room and the library. Well, the system didn't work because the volunteers took breaks every hour or two and sometimes there was nobody monitoring the rooms. The volunteers aren't of course professional security guards. The Poussin was in the drawing room, and that room has a French window which opens onto the rose garden. The rose garden is surrounded by a hedge. I'm afraid we didn't check if the French window was securely locked. But it certainly wasn't open."

"Were you insured?" asked Isabel.

"Yes," he said. "Still, the insurance people were furious when I asked them if they were going to pay out."

"So, what would you like me to do?" Isabel asked.

"Please, help me find the painting," he said.

"All right, but first you need to know my charges. It's £200 a day. If you agree I'll start by looking at your house and then I'll talk to the six volunteers."

6.1. Duncan Munrowe attracted Isabel's attention by

A. taking off his browny-green jacket.

B. calling her name when she arrived.

C. standing up when she entered the café.

D. walking up to the table where she was sitting.

6.2. What does Duncan say about the stolen picture?

A. It is more valuable than A Dance to the Music of Time.

B. It can be compared to a black and white photograph.

C. Its colours make you think of another painting.

D. It is owned by the Scottish National Gallery.

6.3. When the house was open to the public

A. the rooms were not guarded at certain times during the day.

B. visitors had permission to enter all the rooms in the house.

C. the French window was open because it was a hot day.

D. there were professional guards in the house.

6.4. Who is Isabel?

A. a representative of Duncan's insurance company

B. a Scottish National Gallery employee

C. Duncan's old friend

D. a private detective

6.5. Which would be the best title for the text?

A. A PAINTING STOLEN FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY

B. A FAMOUS ART COLLECTOR ARRESTED

C. AN ART COLLECTOR WITH A PROBLEM

D. A WORK OF ART FOUND IN A GARDEN