The Bond of Black
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Le Queux William. The Bond of Black
Preface. Author’s Note
Chapter One. London’s Delight
Chapter Two. This Crucifix
Chapter Three. Woman’s World
Chapter Four. Not Counting the Cost
Chapter Five. The Bony-Faced Man
Chapter Six. Two Mysteries
Chapter Seven. What Ash Knew
Chapter Eight. Within Grasp
Chapter Nine. Mrs Popejoy’s Statement
Chapter Ten. In Duddington
Chapter Eleven. Purely Confidential
Chapter Twelve “You! Of All Men!”
Chapter Thirteen. The Old Love and the New
Chapter Fourteen. Jack Yelverton’s Confession
Chapter Fifteen. A Strange Assertion
Chapter Sixteen. Rocks among Pebbles
Chapter Seventeen. After Business Hours
Chapter Eighteen. The Chalice
Chapter Nineteen. The Result of the Compact
Chapter Twenty. One Man’s Hand
Chapter Twenty One. Silence
Chapter Twenty Two. To Seek the Truth
Chapter Twenty Three. In the Shadow
Chapter Twenty Four. The Evil-Doers
Chapter Twenty Five. Conclusion
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It is a remarkable sequence of events, a story which in these days of high civilisation is so extraordinary as to almost stagger belief. Yet the higher the civilisation the more refined are its evil-doers, the more ingenious is the innate devilry of man, the more skilful are those who act with malice aforethought.
In replacing this strange drama of present-day life before the reader – a drama of love, of self-sacrifice, of evil passions, and of all uncharitableness – I, Clifton Cleeve, am compelled to speak of myself; to recount the strange adventures which befell me, and to expose to the public gaze the undercurrents of a curious phase of society, of the existence of which few dream. If, therefore, I am forced to the constant use of the first person singular, it is in no egotistical sense, but merely in order that my strange story should be properly understood, and that the blame which rightly attaches to me should not be borne by others. In this narrative of curious circumstances are facts that will astound, perhaps even terrify; nevertheless be it recollected that I myself was an unwilling actor in this drama, and that I only relate that which. I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears.
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Then a thought suddenly occurred to me.
“The only thing I can suggest,” I continued, “is that you should walk round to my chambers in Charing Cross Road, for I have there a Directory which will no doubt give us some clue to the whereabouts of your friends.”
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