E. Phillips Oppenheim

Name: The Man Whom Nobody Liked
Author: E. Phillips Oppenheim

The Man Whom Nobody Liked (1903)

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“The Man Whom Nobody Liked”, published in 1903, is a work by E. Phillips Oppenheim. It explores elements such as Poynton, Lyndham and Gervase.

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Man Whom Nobody Liked (1903)

“ Poynton looked sideways at him through the lace which drooped from her parasol. There was disparagement, but a certain amount of curiosity in her stealthy gaze. Mr. Lyndham wore old clothes, his beard was ill-trimmed, his necktie a subterfuge. But, after all, perhaps Lady Martyn was right. There was a certain air of breeding about the man, and his voice had the unmistakable quality which attracts. She lowered her parasol again.
"Why he comes here," she said softly—"especially whilst my husband is away—I cannot imagine. No one is civil to him, and he very seldom speaks to anybody. ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Man Whom Nobody Liked (1903)

“ The more tolerant assumed an old friendship; others smiled. The Princess was of ancient family, but in the days before her fortunate marriage she had been poor. It was rumoured that she had been a governess. Who could tell what entanglements she might not have formed at that time? The Prince, who had been dead for little more than a year, had left her a wealthy woman. Her place in Society seemed assured. It was supposed that she was ambitious. She was indeed a splendid victim for the intelligent blackmailer. Mrs. Poynton grew weary of explaining how little she knew of Mr. Lyndham. ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Man Whom Nobody Liked (1903)

“ Lyndham, wonderful to relate, followed suit.
"I am afraid that there is a disappointment in store for you, Mrs. Poynton," the Princess said. "Sir Gervase is back in England now. He is sitting by my side."
"Mr. Lyndham!" Mrs. Poynton screamed.
Mr. Lyndham bowed.
"I must apologise for being here under false pretences," he said, "but I had a very particular reason for desiring to pay a visit to this neighbourhood, and you can understand that I did not care to venture here under my own name. Eight years in the Colonies and a beard will do wonders for a man." ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Man Whom Nobody Liked (1903)

“ It is very simple, and the mystery which has baffled everyone so long does not exist any longer. Adjoining my sitting-room, from which the shot was fired, is a small secret closet, which apparently has not been opened for years. Some months ago we both of us received anonymous letters, dated from a hospital in Paris, advising us to explore this place. Hence Sir Gervase, hence my broken vow—for I had sworn never to set foot in England again. ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Man Whom Nobody Liked (1903)

“ I was almost frightened to death."
"Your husband was always so good-natured," Lady Martyn yawned. "By the by, how about the lease?"
"Arthur has gone up to see the solicitors," Mrs. Poynton answered. "They do not seem to be able to get any reply from Sir Gervase. I don't think they even know where he is, and they have no power of attorney."
Lady Martyn looked across the terraced lawn to the long, ivy-covered front of the house.
"I hope you do not lose it," she said. "There isn't another place like it in the county. Isn't it almost time she came?"
Mrs. Poynton leaned forward in her chair. ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Man Whom Nobody Liked (1903)

“ On my way through Paris I inquired at the hospital. The man is dead. He left no other confession. He left only this to tell his story."
Mrs. Poynton shut down her parasol with a snap.
"Really, it has been a most exciting afternoon. Only I am very much afraid now that I shall not get my lease renewed."
Sir Gervase and the Princess exchanged smiles. "That depends," he said, "upon the Princess."
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1928. ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Man Whom Nobody Liked (1903)

“ She held out her hand.
"One does not forget one's oldest friends," she said softly. "I am very glad to see you again, Mr. Lyndham."
Her hostess led her away. The Princess of Berlitz was a personage, even if her husband's estates had lain far away in a corner of Austria; and the suite of rooms into which Mrs. Poynton herself conducted her had once been occupied by royalty. Tea and fruit were ready on a tiny table in the sitting-room. Beyond in the bedroom a couple of maids were already busy unpacking. Mrs. ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Man Whom Nobody Liked (1903)

“ He admits that he has not dared to betray himself in any way, he pleads guilty all the time to a most becoming doubt as to whether his suit would be in any way acceptable. He works his way through all the stages of frenzy, however, to madness, and he is evidently very near that state when this entry was written. ”

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E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Man Whom Nobody Liked (1903)

“ The longest-living author of this work died in 1946, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 76 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. ”

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