The Talleyrand Maxim
Реклама. ООО «ЛитРес», ИНН: 7719571260.
Оглавление
Fletcher Joseph Smith. The Talleyrand Maxim
CHAPTER I. DEATH BRINGS OPPORTUNITY
CHAPTER II. IN TRUST
CHAPTER III. THE SHOP-BOY
CHAPTER IV. THE FORTUNATE POSSESSORS
CHAPTER V. POINT-BLANK
CHAPTER VI. THE UNEXPECTED
CHAPTER VII. THE SUPREME INDUCEMENT
CHAPTER VIII. TERMS
CHAPTER IX. UNTIL NEXT SPRING
CHAPTER X. THE FOOT-BRIDGE
CHAPTER XI. THE PREVALENT ATMOSPHERE
CHAPTER XII. THE POWER OF ATTORNEY
CHAPTER XIII. THE FIRST TRICK
CHAPTER XIV. CARDS ON THE TABLE
CHAPTER XV. PRATT OFFERS A HAND
CHAPTER XVI. A HEADQUARTERS CONFERENCE
CHAPTER XVII. ADVERTISEMENT
CHAPTER XVIII. THE CONFIDING LANDLORD
CHAPTER XIX. THE EYE-WITNESS
CHAPTER XX. THE GREEN MAN
CHAPTER XXI. THE DIRECT CHARGE
CHAPTER XXII. THE CAT'SPAW
CHAPTER XXIII. SMOOTH FACE AND ANXIOUS BRAIN
CHAPTER XXIV. THE BETTER HALF
CHAPTER XXV. DRY SHERRY
CHAPTER XXVI. THE TELEPHONE MESSAGE
CHAPTER XXVII. RESTORED TO ENERGY
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Отрывок из книги
As quietly and composedly as if he were discharging the most ordinary of his daily duties, Pratt unfolded the document, and went close to the solitary gas jet above Eldrick's desk. What he held in his hand was a half-sheet of ruled foolscap paper, closely covered with writing, which he at once recognized as that of the late John Mallathorpe. He was familiar with that writing—he had often seen it. It was an old-fashioned writing—clear, distinct, with every letter well and fully formed.
"Made it himself!" muttered Pratt. "Um!—looks as if he wanted to keep the terms secret. Well–"
.....
"I got it out for him, sir. He sat down—where you're sitting—and began to examine it. He said something about it being a nice copy, and he'd get it off that night—that's it, sir: I didn't read it, of course. And then he took some papers out of a pocket that's inside it, and I heard him say 'Bless my soul—who'd have thought it!'"
Collingwood picked up the book which the boy indicated—a thick, substantially bound volume, inside one cover of which was a linen pocket, wherein were some loose maps and plans of Barford.
.....