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The Mystery of 31 New Inn: A Dr John Thorndyke Mystery Novel: (R Austin Freeman Classic Collection)

The Mystery of 31 New Inn: A Dr John Thorndyke Mystery Novel: (R Austin Freeman Classic Collection)

Freeman, R. Austin

Paperback

Mystery & ThrillerClassic Fiction

ISBN10: 1507755600
ISBN13: 9781507755600
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jan 27 2015
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
It was nearly nine o'clock. The noisy little clock on the mantelpiece announced the fact, and, by its frantic ticking, seemed as anxious as I to get the consultation hours over. I glanced wistfully at my mud-splashed boots and wondered if I might yet venture to assume the slippers that peeped coyly from under the shabby sofa. I even allowed my thoughts to wander to the pipe that reposed in my coat pocket. Another minute and I could turn down the surgery gas and shut the outer door. The fussy little clock gave a sort of preliminary cough or hiccup, as if it should say: Ahem! ladies and gentlemen, I am about to strike. And at that moment, the bottle-boy opened the door and, thrusting in his head, uttered the one word: Gentleman.

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