The Sign of the Stranger
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Le Queux William. The Sign of the Stranger
Chapter One. The Advent of the Stranger
Chapter Two. Concerns Lady Lolita
Chapter Three. Which is a Mystery
Chapter Four. Wherein a Strange Story is Told
Chapter Five. Reveals Three Curious Facts
Chapter Six. For Love of Lolita
Chapter Seven. Is Full of Mystery
Chapter Eight. Wherein I Make Certain Discoveries
Chapter Nine. Tells Some Strange Truths
Chapter Ten. The Earl of Stanchester Speaks his Mind
Chapter Eleven. Certain Questions and their Answers
Chapter Twelve. Love and Lolita
Chapter Thirteen. The Young Countess Makes a Statement
Chapter Fourteen. Concerns a Gay Woman
Chapter Fifteen. The Track of the Truth
Chapter Sixteen. The Story of Mr Thomas Hayes
Chapter Seventeen. Which Concerns a Guest at the Hall
Chapter Eighteen. Which Teaches the Value of Silence
Chapter Nineteen. Face to Face
Chapter Twenty. Richard Keene Makes a Revelation
Chapter Twenty One. The Saints’ Garden
Chapter Twenty Two. The Sign to the Unknown
Chapter Twenty Three. Contains a Disclosure
Chapter Twenty Four. Introduces a Man with a History
Chapter Twenty Five. Whereby Richard Keene is Surprised
Chapter Twenty Six. Refers to Certain Ugly Facts
Chapter Twenty Seven. Which Tells of a Heart’s Desire
Chapter Twenty Eight. What! Saw in the Night
Chapter Twenty Nine. Is Still More Mysterious
Chapter Thirty. A Ray of Light
Chapter Thirty One. Gives the Keyword
Chapter Thirty Two. Weston Expresses Certain Fears
Chapter Thirty Three. Reveals some Secrets
Chapter Thirty Four. The Affair in Sibberton Park
Chapter Thirty Five. The Truth
Chapter Thirty Six. Containing the Conclusion
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I strolled back up the long beech avenue to the Hall, apprehensive and puzzled. The stranger’s manner, his curious expression when he had spoken of Lolita, and the bold way in which he had sent her the announcement of the return of Richard Keene were ominous. What, I wondered, did the letter contain, sealed as it was with the arms of some noble house?
I scented mystery in it all; mystery that somehow concerned myself. Why? Well, I will confess to you now – at the very outset. I, although but a paid servant of the Stanchesters, like any of that army of footmen and grooms, loved Lady Lolita in secret, and although no word of affection had ever passed between us, I nevertheless felt that her interests were my own.
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“I fear death,” she cried hoarsely. “The blow has fallen, and I am lost – lost.”
“No, no,” I said, taking her soft hand gently in mine and finding it cold, trembling in fear. “Do not anticipate the worst, whatever may be your danger.”
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