Edgar Wallace,
Grey Timothy — Chapter 1
(1913)
“ Of all forms of gambling perhaps horse-racing is, to my mind, the most abhorrent. That so beautiful a creature as the horse—the friend of man—should be debased so that he becomes the enemy of man is at once pitiable and, I speak in all solemnity, degrading. ”
Edgar Wallace,
Grey Timothy — Chapter 1
(1913)
“ She did not wait for her father’s invitation, but seated herself in one of the luxurious arm-chairs of the room. “It is abominable that a man, having any pretensions to decency, should get himself talked about, and not only himself, but us!”Mr Callander looked from one to the other in perplexity, and Horace drew a neatly folded evening newspaper from his pocket. ”
Edgar Wallace,
Grey Timothy — Chapter 1
(1913)
“ He was an intensely courteous man to his dependents. He invariably raised his hat to the salutation of the porter who guarded the entrance of Callander & Callander’s. The meanest office-boy that ever stole stamps was sure of a kindly nod and a friendly pat on the head. He addressed his junior clerks as ‘Sir’, and carried with him that air of genial benevolence which so admirably suits white hair and plaid trousers. ”
