A. E. W. Mason

Name: The House of the Arrow — Chapter 18
Author: A. E. W. Mason

The House of the Arrow — Chapter 18 (1924)

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“The House of the Arrow — Chapter 18”, published in 1924, is a work by A. E. W. Mason. It explores elements such as Hanaud, Jean Cladel and Jim.

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A. E. W. Mason, The House of the Arrow — Chapter 18 (1924)

“ He was disturbed beyond Jim's comprehension. "There is nothing more important. I want you—how shall I put it so that I may persuade you? I want you to stay as much as you can in the Maison Grenelle to—yes—to keep a little watch on this pretty Ann Upcott, to——"
He got no farther with his proposal. Jim Frobisher interrupted him in a very passion of anger.
"No, no, I won't," he cried. "You go much too far, Monsieur. I won't be your spy. I am not here for that. I am here for my client. As for Ann Upcott, she is my countrywoman. I will not help you against her. So help me God, I won't!" ”

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A. E. W. Mason, The House of the Arrow — Chapter 18 (1924)

“ Hanaud interposed a trifle quickly. "The point of importance to me is that when the case is done with, and I have a little time to devote to these letters, the telegram may be of value."
"Yes, I see," said Jim. "I see that," he repeated, and he shifted uncomfortably in his chair; and opened his mouth and closed it again; and remained suspended between speech and silence, whilst Hanaud read through his file and contemplated his exhibits and found no hope in them.
"They lead me nowhere!" he cried violently; and Jim Frobisher made up his mind. ”

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A. E. W. Mason, The House of the Arrow — Chapter 18 (1924)

“ Is Ann Upcott guilty? She's not alone, of course, anyway. There's a gang. We're agreed upon that. Waberski's one of them, of course? Is Ann Upcott another? Do you believe it?"
Hanaud slowly put his exhibits together. There was a struggle going on within him. The strain of the night had told upon them both, and he was tempted for once to make a confidant, tempted intolerably. On the other hand, Jim Frobisher read in him all the traditions of his service; to wait upon facts, not to utter suspicions; to be fair. ”

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A. E. W. Mason, The House of the Arrow — Chapter 18 (1924)

“ Frobisher made an effort to console him.
"Yes, but it's the keen wits and the audacity and the nerve of more than one person."
Hanaud glanced at Frobisher sharply.
"Explain, my friend."
"I have been thinking over it ever since we left the street of Gambetta. I no longer doubt that Mrs. Harlowe was murdered in the Maison Grenelle. It is impossible to doubt it. But her murder was part of the activities of a gang. Else how comes it that Jean Cladel was murdered too, to-night?" ”

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A. E. W. Mason, The House of the Arrow — Chapter 18 (1924)

“ This was the actual head of Simon Harlowe's poison-arrow.
"You have found it!" said Jim in a voice that shook.
"Yes."
Hanaud gave it a little push, and said thoughtfully:
"A negro thousands of miles away sits outside his hut in the Komb country and pounds up his poison seed and mixes it with red clay, and smears it thick and slab over the shaft of his fine new arrow, and waits for his enemy. But his enemy does not come. So he barters it, or gives it to his white friend the trader on the Shire river. And the trader brings it home and gives it to Simon Harlowe of the Maison Grenelle. ”

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A. E. W. Mason, The House of the Arrow — Chapter 18 (1924)

“ He saw a tall man cross the entrance of the street very quickly and disappear between the houses on the opposite side. The man paused for a second under the light of a street lamp at the angle of the street, and Jim could have sworn that it was Hanaud. ”

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A. E. W. Mason, The House of the Arrow — Chapter 18 (1924)

“ What was the exact message telephoned from Paris to the Prefecture and hidden away in an envelope marked by Hanaud: "Address"? (6) When and where and why was the white tablet picked up, and what, in the name of all the saints, does it mean?
With another laugh Frobisher tossed the memorandum back to Hanaud. Hanaud, however, read them slowly and thoughtfully. "I had hoped to answer all your questions to-night," he said dispiritedly. "But you see! We break down at every corner, and the question must wait." ”

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A. E. W. Mason, The House of the Arrow — Chapter 18 (1924)

“ But it'll all come right. I'm sure it will. Oh, Betty!" And whilst he spoke he cursed himself for the banality of his words. Why couldn't he find some ideas that were really fine with which to comfort her? ”

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