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R. Austin Freeman. The Jacob Street Mystery
The Jacob Street Mystery
Table of Contents
PART I. — A PLOT IN THE MAKING. I. — THE EAVESDROPPER
II. — MR. BLANDY
III. — MRS. SCHILLER
IV. — MR. VANDERPUYE
V. — A TRIVIAL CHAPTER, BUT NOT IRRELEVANT
VI. — THE FOREST OF ESSEX
VII. — OF A PEDOMETER AND A TRAGEDY
VIII. — REVELATIONS
IX. — WHERE IS LOTTA?
X. — THE CAMP REVISITED
PART II. — THE UNKNOWN FACTOR. NARRATED BY CHRISTOPHER JERVIS, M.D. XI. — MR. PENFIELD OPENS THE BALL
XII. — TOM PEDLEY RECEIVES VISITORS
XIII. — THORNDYKE BECOMES SECRETIVE
XIV. — THE PROBATE COURT
XV. — MR. LORIMER OBJECTS
XVI. — SUPERINTENDENT MILLER INTERVENES
XVII. — OBSERVATIONS ON THE ART OF DISGUISE
XVIII. — THE INVESTIGATION REVIEWED
THE END
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R. Austin Freeman
Published by Good Press, 2022
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"Yes," said the officer, with a responsive smile. "Ridiculous expression, but we must observe the formalities. Well, as a start; can you remember where you were and what you were doing on Tuesday, the eighteenth of May?"
"Last Tuesday. Yes. In the afternoon I was in Gravel-pit Wood, Linton Green. I got there about two o'clock and I came away about half-past four, or perhaps a little earlier. In the interval I was painting a picture of the wood, which I will show you if you care to see it."
