The Chase of the Ruby
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Marsh Richard. The Chase of the Ruby
CHAPTER I. GHOSTS IN AFRICA
CHAPTER II. THE QUEST ORDAINED
CHAPTER III. MISS BROAD COMMANDS
CHAPTER IV. MR HOLLAND FAILS
CHAPTER V. A WOMAN SCORNED
CHAPTER VI. MISS BROAD COMMANDS A SECOND TIME
CHAPTER VII. THE BOTTOM DRAWER
CHAPTER VIII. THE LADY-AND THE GENTLEMAN
CHAPTER IX. THE FLYMAN
CHAPTER X. SHE WISHES THAT SHE HADN'T
CHAPTER XI. THE PURSUIT OF THE GENTLEMAN
CHAPTER XII. THE TENDER MERCIES OF TWO LADIES
CHAPTER XIII. VISITORS FOR MISS CASATA
CHAPTER XIV. WHO KNOCKS?
CHAPTER XV. AN HONOURABLE RETREAT
CHAPTER XVI. THE FINDING OF THE RUBY AND THE LOCKING OF THE DOOR
CHAPTER XVII. THE FIGURES ON THE BED
CHAPTER XVIII. REINFORCED
CHAPTER XIX. STILL WITH A SMILE
CHAPTER XX. HOW THE CHASE WAS ENDED
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Mr Collyer's offices were in Pump Court, first floor front. Mr Samuel Collyer was a somewhat short and pursy gentleman of about fifty years of age, with a clean-shaven face, and a manner which gave such a varying complexion to the words he used as to cause it sometimes to be very difficult to make out exactly what it was he meant; an extremely useful manner for a solicitor to have. As with alert, swinging stride Mr Holland entered, Mr Collyer rose, greeting him with his usual stolid air, as if he had just looked in from across the road, instead of from the wilds of Africa.
'Good morning, Mr Guy. You're looking very brown.'
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'"Augustus Evans, 83 Belgrave Row, S.W."'
The reading was followed by silence, broken by a question from Mr Holland.
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