United States or Uganda ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
But no denial or further admission came. "She was a friend of Mrs. Taylor," suggested the Chief Inspector as the silence grew somewhat oppressive. "An old friend; a friend of her early days; do you not remember?" "I do not." His tormentors went no further. Why harass him for an item of knowledge which the morrow would certainly bring to light.
The boy shook his head, and as Simon was in the next room and so could not strike him, he ventured to speak. "It is no bird," he answered softly and quickly. "But I should like to have a bird." The good inspector nodded to the boy, and then went out to have a long talk with Simon, and so to avert any suspicion of being too familiar with, or too fond of, the prince.
"Therefore he came and returned secretly," continued the inspector; "and if we are to do any good, obviously we must adopt similar precautions. The market wagon, loaded in such a way as to leave ample space in the interior for us, will be drawn up outside the office of Messrs. Pike and Pike, in Covent Garden, until about five o'clock this afternoon.
The draftsmanship is so accurate that it is easy to deduce from it beautiful theorems, which would be very laborious to work out by the calculus. I submit the geometrical masterpieces to my chief inspector, who is himself said to be smitten with geometry. I modestly describe the method of construction, I call his attention to the fine deductions which the drawing enables one to make.
"If that coward of a Steel Spring was only here," muttered the inspector. "He would be of little use to us," I remarked, "for he has not pluck enough to fight a hedgehog, if it showed spirit." "I expected to send him for the reserved police force that I have posted near at hand. I told them to wait until they got word from me, and they will obey orders." "It is useless to repine," Fred exclaimed.
Papa," she said, addressing herself to Lord de Mowbray, "the inspector of Mr Trafford's works we are speaking of, that aristocratic-looking person that I observed to you, he is the father of the beautiful girl." "He seemed a very intelligent person," said Lord de Mowbray with many smiles. "Yes," said Mr Trafford; "he has great talents and great integrity.
Master Homer's exhibition of learning on this occasion did not reach us, but we know that it must have been considerable, since he stood the ordeal. "What is orthography?" said an inspector once, in our presence. The candidate writhed a good deal, studied the beams overhead and the chickens out of the window, and then replied,
Watson were alone when we first entered, but the others joined us almost at once, and I fancy they were prepared for a visit from me; the local inspector may have said it was likely.
"I thought I'd dodge your British law; for I was not sure how I stood under it, and also I saw my chance to throw these hounds once for all off my track. Mind you, from first to last I have done nothing to be ashamed of, and nothing that I would not do again; but you'll judge that for yourselves when I tell you my story. Never mind warning me, Inspector: I'm ready to stand pat upon the truth.
"I went to the door, and opened it. Fortunately the constable knew me, and when I had beckoned him in, I was able to explain matters in a very short time. While doing this, Inspector Johnstone came up the path, having missed the officer, and seeing lights and the open door.
Word Of The Day