Cyril McNeile

Name: The Black Gang — Chapter 10
Author: Cyril McNeile

The Black Gang — Chapter 10 (1922)

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“The Black Gang — Chapter 10”, published in 1922, is a work by Cyril McNeile. It explores elements such as Count Zadowa, Theodosius Longmoor and diamonds.

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 10 (1922)

“ With a shudder Count Zadowa remembered the fate of certain men he had known in the past, men who had been employed, even as he was now employed, on one of the innumerable schemes of their chief. No project, from the restoration of a monarchy to the downfall of a business combine, was too great for the man who now called himself the Reverend Theodosius Longmoor. All that mattered was that there should be money in it. Why he should be interesting himself in the spread of Communism in England it was not for Count Zadowa to inquire, even though he was the head of that particular activity. ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 10 (1922)

“ That this was the Reverend Theodosius Longmoor was now obvious, but what a charming, courteous old gentleman! It seemed impossible to associate guilt with such a delightful person, and, if so, they had made a bad mistake. It was not the hunchback who had thrown the bomb; they were up another blind alley.
For a while Hugh chatted with him about the outrage, then he glanced at his watch.
"Nearly time for lunch, I think," said the clergyman. "Perhaps you would give a lonely old man the pleasure of your company."
"Very nice of you, but I'm expecting my wife," said Hugh. ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 10 (1922)

“ And then he would have to trust to luck to discover what he could. Perhaps—and at the thought of it he almost started to dress again—perhaps the desk was not utterly ruined. Perhaps the diamonds were there, even now, in the secret drawer. And then he realised that if he went to his office at two o'clock in the morning, it must look suspicious. No; waiting was the only possibility, and Count Zadowa waited. He even went so far as to get into bed, but Count Zadowa did not sleep. ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 10 (1922)

“ He crossed over to the jagged hole in the wall and looked out.
"This has rather upset me, Inspector," he said, after a while. "The South Surrey Hotel in Bloomsbury will always find me."
"Right, sir!" The Inspector made a note, and then leaned out through the hole with a frown. "Get out of this, you there! Go on, or I'll have you locked up as a vagrant!" ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 10 (1922)

“ I want to see the Reverend Theodosius Longmoor, Peter."
A ball of wool rolled to his feet, and Hugh stooped to pick it up. The owner was a girl sitting close by, busily engaged in knitting some obscure garment, and Hugh handed her the wool with a bow.
"Thank you so much!" she said, with a pleasant smile. "I'm afraid I'm always dropping my wool all over the place."
"Don't mention it," remarked Hugh politely. "Deuced agile little thing—a ball of wool. Spend my life picking up my wife's. Everybody seems to be knitting these jumper effects now." ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 10 (1922)

“ In fact, I was just going to run over the whole affair with you when I had to start chasing wool all over London. Where are we, Peter? That is the question. Point one: we have the diamonds—more by luck than good management. Point two: the hunchback gentleman who has a sufficiently strong constitution to live at the South Surrey Hotel in Bloomsbury has not got the diamonds. Point three: he, at the present moment is closeted with the Reverend Theodosius Longmoor upstairs. ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 10 (1922)

“ Diamonds are not blown to pieces by an explosion; scattered they might be—disintegrated, no. He felt he must get away to consider this new development. Where did he stand if the diamonds were indeed in the possession of the Black Gang? ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 10 (1922)

“ Why, the darned thing is sticking out and barking at you. A big man, Christian name Hugh, was in Zadowa's office last night. Hugh Drummond is downstairs at the moment, having actually tracked Zadowa here. ”

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