odor-waves

Updated: February 26, 2026

There were no marks of violence, but his limbs, like Strozza's, had been tortured during his mortal struggles into unnatural postures. The breeze was growing higher, and pungent odor-waves from the damp shrubbery, bearing, too, the oppressive sweetness of the creeping plant, swept constantly through the open window. Inspector Weymouth carefully relighted his cigar. "I'm with you this far, Mr.

Sax Rohmer - The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu