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The Quest of the Sacred Slipper

Chapter 2 THE GIRL WITH THE VIOLET EYES

Word Count: 877    |    Released on: 28/11/2017

of the voyage home. I was perfectly convinced that the curtain had bee

f his troubled affairs. I was half way through a long article, I remember, upon the mystery of the outrage at the docks. The

night) when a faint sound from the direction of the outside door attr

ht, when the bell ran

at-a curious envelope, pale amethyst in colour. Pick

Cavan

or. No one was visible upon the landing, but when I leaned ove

d the dimly lighted hall and came out into the peaceful twilight

to Fleet Street I overtook her-a girl closely v

m," I

ed affri

ent was puzzling, but pleasing. Sh

ts veiling? So, now, through the cloudy folds of the veil, I saw the stranger's e

plain the meanin

annot! Please

med to be trembling. From behind the cloud

t something of the uncanny. Yet I could not detain the girl against her

ere in quest of news; men who would have given much for such a story as this in which I wa

arred to a strange end. But a mist was over all. Here, beside me, was one who

e face framed in the snowy fur was the most bewitchingly lovely imaginable. One rebellious lock of wonderful hair swept across t

hat you will never breathe a w

," I said; "but can

are not, say more! Only promi

d perceive n

do so,"

er veil again she walked rapidly away from me, whis

nd of the courtway. She was crossing the road. From the shadows where he had lurked, a man came forward to meet her. A vehicle obstructe

and shade had deceived me, the ma

mind. Whilst the girl had stood before me it had been different-the mysterious charm of her personality had swam

riting upon the pale amethys

wn case in the porch of his house to-night. If he fails to do

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The Quest of the Sacred Slipper
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“A non-stop Sax Rohmer yarn. A slipper believed to belong to the prophet Mohammed has been stolen by a British archaeologist and a Muslim sect are after all who come into contact with it, the leader of the sect Hassan of Aleppo, is very much a stand in for Rohmer most famous creation Fu Manchu. The complexity of the schemes to recover and steal the slipper are complicated even more by an American gangster, who is also after it, for his own ends. The whole thing is totally unbelievable, and probably racist, but darned good fun.”
1 Chapter 1 THE PHANTOM SCIMITAR2 Chapter 2 THE GIRL WITH THE VIOLET EYES3 Chapter 3 HASSAN OF ALEPPO 4 Chapter 4 THE OBLONG BOX5 Chapter 5 THE OCCUPANT OF THE BOX6 Chapter 6 THE RING OF THE PROPHET7 Chapter 7 FIRST ATTEMPT ON THE SAFE8 Chapter 8 THE VIOLET EYES AGAIN9 Chapter 9 SECOND ATTEMPT ON THE SAFE10 Chapter 10 AT THE BRITISH ANTIQUARIAN MUSEUM11 Chapter 11 THE HOLE IN THE BLIND12 Chapter 12 THE HASHISHIN WATCH13 Chapter 13 THE WHITE BEAM14 Chapter 14 A SCREAM IN THE NIGHT15 Chapter 15 A SHRIVELLED HAND16 Chapter 16 THE DWARF17 Chapter 17 THE WOMAN WITH THE BASKET18 Chapter 18 WHAT CAME THROUGH THE WINDOW19 Chapter 19 A RAPPING AT MIDNIGHT20 Chapter 20 THE GOLDEN PAVILION21 Chapter 21 THE BLACK TUBE22 Chapter 22 THE LIGHT OF EL-MEDINEH23 Chapter 23 THE THREE MESSAGES24 Chapter 24 THE WATCHER IN BANK CHAMBERS25 Chapter 25 THE STRONG-ROOM26 Chapter 26 THE SLIPPER27 Chapter 27 CARNETA28 Chapter 28 WE MEET MR. ISAACS29 Chapter 29 AT THE GATE HOUSE30 Chapter 30 THE POOL OF DEATH31 Chapter 31 SIX GRAY PATCHES32 Chapter 32 HOW WE WERE REINFORCED33 Chapter 33 MY LAST MEETING WITH HASSAN OF ALEPPO