Cannot open PDFs in Mail with Mavericks

When I get emails containing PDFs in Mavericks, I can see the PDF in the context of the message, but there is no indication that there are any attachments, no way to save them to a location, and I cannot even click on them in the message to get them to open in anything.
The only workaround I have found is to double-click the entire message, so that it opens in a separate window. Then if I mouse over the upper margin of the message in the center of the top bar, a little oblong radio button appears, giving me the option to forward it, trash it, or save it.
Double clicking within the message does nothing.

Actually, I realize that the little pop-up radio buttons appear in the original message as well, when you mouse over the fine line that separates the heading from the body of the message.
Too bad that information isn't explained with the What's new in Mavericks information online.

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