A Hercule Poirot Amuse-Bouche: The Lost Mine by Agatha Christie

There are so many things lost in this story: a mine; the papers
pinpointing the location of said mine; the narrative facade whereby
Hastings is supposedly the one telling us this story (more on this
last point in our next episode).... But one thing we were sure
*not* to lose was context, because boy is it necessary while wading
through the colonialist Orientalism on display here.... So pull on
your gaiters and wade with us. Along the way we get to hear Poirot
call Hastings a "grumpus," so all is not lost.