Who Murdered Reynard

in such a way that it was beyond his creditors' reach. Apart from that, he appeared to have no regular occupation, and no financial resource

eliberately, had mentioned that she would be accompanying Professor Blinkwell to Paris (which Mrs. Blinkwell, being a nervous invalid, was un

guess. The fact that he had come in pursuit of one lady may have made him quicker to see that he might be judged in the same way in a direction he had not meant, and it implied neither unfriendliness to Irene, nor ingratitude

y that fortune gave. He went through life bringing subordinates to his service with liberal tips, and the first thought that came to him now was that a ten-franc note would obtain the numbe

d to a position in which he could meet the girl he sought, in the corridor or up

uld have been commissioned to undertake the first part of the programme, when hi

fall upon himself, at which they gave a look of pleased, ra

r Professor Blinkwell. I suppose y

ed to seek returned to the breakfast-room a few minutes before, and said, with an emphasis he rarely employed:

nly asked me ten minutes ago! You didn't say there was such a hurry as that. And I haven't lost any time at all. I've

The few minutes that he had been absent had been spent in his writing-room, which opened out of the one they were in, and had no other entrance. Almost certainly he had been alone the whole time. What could have occurred to cause him to talk to her in such a w

had recovered whatever of his usual suav

ttled down. But the fact is that I have just recollected that there is a boardmeeting of the Purling Chemical

dn't do, and if his tale were believed (and it wouldn't sound very probable when there's no such jewellery to be found), you couldn't be charged with any offence that is known to the F

t. But I don't

n then, which will be the best time. But I want you to get it into your head that neither

force of his stronger will, "if there's such a rush, I'd better see if I c

n instinctive perception of the fact that her uncle was in neare

ast experience, and she could not answer his argument that there was, as y

mself and the angry Frenchman at the other end of the line, had not been intended for him. M. Bonfleur had been urgent in his desire to inform the Messieurs Celeste et Cie that a consignment of Spanish grapes must be taken off his hands by 5 p.m. tomorrow if legal consequences were to be avoided. He had been in a state of angry and voluble excitement w

't think he's been here. Not

e he can be. I've looke

ou wait here,

d doubtfully. "We might only miss each other again." Hesitantly, she

thanking Fate for that which had the appearance of

et him to go with me, if he hadn't anything special on th

know

r been her

ell isn't available, may I

dn't ask you to do that. You'd get bored to death. I might stay in one shop for hours

l reply, but did not accept rebuff. He said: "Oh, but

last meeting in London, was too adroit to accept the proffered service now. She said: "It's very nice of you to say that.

e said: "Oh, well, it's always better to expect little and get a lot. I only came to look up a man who owes me a betting debt, as I happened

the real lure that had brought him there. As she remained noncommittally silent, and the gesture with which she crushed out the end of her cigarette indicated that at the next m

d to go out so we can give him longer than that. I shall be down in about ten minutes, and if he hasn't appeared by t

down until she had left the hotel, and to prepare herself for the expedition during the next