The Wiles of the Wicked
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Le Queux William. The Wiles of the Wicked
Chapter One. Why This is Written
Chapter Two. The Bracelet and the Palm
Chapter Three. The House with the Portico
Chapter Four. The Woman
Chapter Five. The Unseen
Chapter Six. Hand and Heart
Chapter Seven. The Mystery is Increased
Chapter Eight. The Stranger
Chapter Nine. From the Unknown
Chapter Ten. The Girl in Blue
Chapter Eleven. The Fourteenth of October
Chapter Twelve “It is his!”
Chapter Thirteen. The Enchantment of a Face
Chapter Fourteen. A Revelation
Chapter Fifteen. What I Saw
Chapter Sixteen. The Inner Room
Chapter Seventeen. The Marble Hand
Chapter Eighteen. Mystery Inexplicable
Chapter Nineteen. My Unknown Wife’s Story
Chapter Twenty. How Many Yesterdays?
Chapter Twenty One. Gedge Tells the Truth
Chapter Twenty Two. Broken Threads
Chapter Twenty Three. I Make a Discovery
Chapter Twenty Four. The Master Hand
Chapter Twenty Five. The Person who Knew
Chapter Twenty Six. Edna Makes a Proposal
Chapter Twenty Seven. More Scheming
Chapter Twenty Eight. Two Words
Chapter Twenty Nine. The Enigma
Chapter Thirty. Conclusion
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A blind man has, alas! very few friends.
Once or twice, when the heat became insufferable in my close stuffy rooms, I contemplated going to the country or to the sea. Yet, on reflection, I told myself bitterly that, being unable to see the beauties of God’s earth, I was just as well there moping in that gloomy street, and taking my evening airing beside the Thames.
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“But you can write your signature. If the handwriting is uneven I will forgive you, in the circumstances,” the voice said merrily; and a moment later she placed a pen with a handle of ivory or pearl within my hand.
“What day of the month?” inquired the sweet voice.
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