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Number Seventeen
Louis Tracy
Number Seventeen
Louis Tracy
Book Excerpt: ...visitor, Theydon added: "I didn't actually see any one on the stairs, but I heard an arrival, and jumped to the same conclusion as you, Bates."Tacitly, master and man shared the same opinion-- it was satisfactory to know that Mrs. Lester's male visitors who called at the unconventional hour of 11:30 p. m. were shown out so speedily. Innesmore Mansions were intensely respectable. No lady could live there alone whose credentials had not satisfied a sharp-eyed secretary. Further, Theydon was aware of a momentary disloyalty of thought toward the distinguished-looking father of that remarkably handsome girl, and it pleased him to find that he had erred. Bates went out, closing the door behind him: he donned an overcoat, secured an umbrella and presently descended to the street. Yielding again to impulse, Theydon reopened the window and peered down. The stranger was walking away rapidly. A policeman, glistening in cape and overalls, stood at the corner, near a pillar box. The ta..
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 4, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798690311711 |
Publishers | Independently Published |
Pages | 416 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 22 mm · 553 g |
Language | English |
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