nineteen-twenties

Updated: May 2, 2025

But unmistakably of the vintage of the Nineteen-Twenties was the avarice of the driver. Even then he grumbled profanely while Lanyard helped Athenais to climb in and took the place by her side. The rue Pigalle was as dark and still as any street in a deserted village.

Louis Joseph Vance - Alias the Lone Wolf