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The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu | Sax Rohmer | |
Story Of The Gables |
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In looking over my notes dealing with the second phase of Dr. Fu-Manchu's activities in England, I find that one of the worst hours of my life was associated with the singular and seemingly inconsequent adventure of the fiery hand. I shall deal with it in this place, begging you to bear with me if I seem to digress. Inspector Weymouth called one morning, shortly after the Van Roon episode, and entered upon a surprising account of a visit to a house at Hampstead which enjoyed the sinister reputation of being uninhabitable. "But in what way does the case enter into your province?" inquired Nayland Smith, idly tapping out his pipe on a bar of the grate. We had not long finished breakfast, but from an early hour Smith had been at his eternal smoking, which only the advent of the meal had interrupted. "Well," replied the inspector, who occupied a big armchair near the window, "I was sent to look into it, I suppose, because I had nothing better to do at the moment." "Ah!" jerked Smith, glancing over his shoulder. The ejaculation had a veiled significance; for our quest of Dr. Fu-Manchu had come to an abrupt termination by reason of the fact that all trace of that malignant genius, and of the group surrounding him, had vanished with the destruction of Cragmire Tower. "The house is called the Gables," continued the Scotland Yard man, "and I knew I was on a wild goose chase from the first--" "Why?" snapped Smith. |
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