The Prince and the Prosecutor: The Mark Twain Mysteries #3

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Peter J. Heck. The Prince and the Prosecutor: The Mark Twain Mysteries #3

The Legend of Mark Twain Lives in Peter J. Heck’s acclaimed mystery series . .

The Prince. and the. Prosecutor

Historical Note and Acknowledgments

The Prince. and the. Prosecutor

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A Connecticut Yankee in Criminal Court

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But the man would hear none of the clerk’s explanation. He brandished his cane, and for a moment I was afraid he was about to swing it at the clerk, although he would have had a hard time doing any damage on account of the barred window between them. His little white goatee fairly quivered as he shouted, “The bank has made a mistake, and you have made a bigger one, you impudent whelp! If I am not on the New York when she sails, I will see to it that you lose your position. Why should I absorb another week’s hotel bills? I demand to see your superior this instant.” The fellow’s face was red, and his gestures were wild. The man behind him in the line had stepped back, as if he feared being struck by the fellow, even if accidentally. Others around the office had stopped what they were doing, staring at the growing altercation.

The poor clerk stepped back from the window and said in a tired voice, “Very well, sir. Please wait here while I call my supervisor.” He turned his back, and disappeared, while the angry customer planted his cane on the floor with a loud thump, and stood there in a posture that radiated hostility, even from behind. I saw several of the onlookers make faces and roll their eyes at one another, and one young woman struggled to suppress a giggle.

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