The manservant, a young man in a dark green livery, was reluctant to admit the superintendent. Sam had said that he wanted to see Mr Crewe on a matter of some delicacy; the servant hesitated, looking over his shoulder anxiously. In the pause, Sam stepped into the little hall. Seeing him do so, Di...
He was glad that Theo was not now a serious suspect. Would he live? he wondered. It was dark now and the streets were full, but he could not help scanning the faces, looking for that pinched countenance with the thick spectacles which had concealed, perhaps, the face of a woman who had been prepa...