Cyril McNeile

Name: The Black Gang — Chapter 13
Author: Cyril McNeile

The Black Gang — Chapter 13 (1922)

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“The Black Gang — Chapter 13”, published in 1922, is a work by Cyril McNeile. It explores elements such as Peterson, Drummond and diamonds.

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 13 (1922)

“ There was a moment of dead silence, during which the Reverend Theodosius stared at him speechlessly and the busy knitter ceased to knit. The shock was so complete and sudden that even Carl Peterson seemed at a loss, and Drummond laughed gently as he took a chair.
"I'm tired of this dressing-up business, Carl," he remarked in the same affable voice. "And it's so stupid to go on pretending when everybody knows. So I thought we might as well have all the cards on the table. Makes the game much easier." ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 13 (1922)

“ But by this time the clergyman had found his voice.
"Are you mad, sir?" he spluttered. "Are you insane? How dare you come into this room and insult my daughter and myself? I shall ring the bell, sir, and have you removed."
He strode across the room, and Drummond watched him calmly.
"I've just called one bluff this afternoon, Carl," he said lazily. "Now I'll call another. Go on, push the bell. Send for the police and say I've insulted you. Go and see dear old Tum-tum yourself: he'll be most awfully braced at meeting you." ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 13 (1922)

“ Drummond was in the house at the time—and the servants were all round the place." Denny looked and felt aggrieved, and after a while Drummond smiled.
"What sort of man was it, you old fathead?"
"A very respectable sort of man," returned Denny with dignity. "I remarked to Mrs. Denny how respectable he was, sir. Why, he actually went some distance down the street to call a taxi for Mrs. Drummond to go to the Ritz...."
His words died away, as he stared in amazement at the expression on his master's face.
"What the devil is it, Hugh?" cried Ted Jerningham. ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 13 (1922)

“ The diamonds may or may not be in your pocket, and once you have your wife in your arms again the incentive to return the diamonds would be diminished. So I suggest, Captain Drummond, that you should bring the diamonds to me—here in this room, before six o'clock as a proof of good faith. ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 13 (1922)

“ I shan't take the diamonds with me, but there will be no worry over the exchange as far as I'm concerned. It's just like his dirty method of fighting to go for a girl," he finished savagely.
"You don't think they've hurt Mrs. Drummond, sir," said Denny anxiously.
"If they have, they'll find the remains of an elderly parson in Piccadilly," returned Hugh, as he slipped a small revolver into his pocket. "But I don't think so. Carl is far too wise to do anything so stupid as that. He's tried with the hunchback and failed, now he's trying this. And he wins." ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 13 (1922)

“ But we'll see, Carl, we'll see. Only—no more monkey-tricks with my wife. Don't let there be any misunderstanding on that point."
The clergyman smiled benevolently.
"How aptly you put things!" he murmured. "I accept your terms, and I shall look forward afterwards to the single on our own that you speak about. And now—as to details. You must bear in mind that just as Mrs. Drummond is more valuable to you than diamonds, she is also somewhat larger. In other words, it will be obvious at once whether those whom I represent have kept their side of the bargain by producing your wife. ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 13 (1922)

“ For a moment Drummond hesitated, fearing a trick. And yet it was a perfectly reasonable request, as he admitted to himself. From their point of view it was quite true that they could have no proof that he would keep his word, and once Phyllis was in the room there would be nothing to prevent the two of them quietly walking out through the door and telling the Reverend Theodosius to go to hell.
"Nothing can very well happen at the Ritz, can it?" continued the clergyman suavely. ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 13 (1922)

“ Peterson is not the sort of man to play those monkey-tricks with. He's got Phyllis, the whole thing is his show. And if I went to the police, long before they could bring it home to him, or get her back—she'd be—why"—and once again the veins stood out on his forehead—"Lord knows what the swine wouldn't have done to her. It's just a barter at the present moment—the diamonds against her. ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 13 (1922)

“ And you see I am even trusting you to the extent that I do not actually ask you to hand over the diamonds until your wife comes. I have no guarantee that even then you will not get up and leave the room with them still in your possession. You are too big and strong a man, Captain Drummond, to allow of any horseplay—especially—er—in a clergyman's suite of rooms. ”

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Cyril McNeile, The Black Gang — Chapter 13 (1922)

“ And when he spoke to the girl, who sat waiting expectingly on the sofa, he might have been the head of a big business firm giving orders to his managers for the day.
"Ring up headquarters of A branch," he said quietly. "Tell them to send round Number 13 to this room at once. He must be here within a quarter of an hour."
"Number 13," repeated the girl, making a note. "That's the man who is such a wonderful mimic, isn't it? Well?" ”

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