Edgar Wallace,
Grey Timothy — Chapter 20
(1913)
“ I am an old man, Brian, a prejudiced and narrow old man, I fear, and not over-generous. I have set myself up as a critic—neglecting to rectify faults in my own life which have been worthy of criticism, but I—I——”He blew his nose with some energy. ”
Edgar Wallace,
Grey Timothy — Chapter 20
(1913)
“ It was growing dusk. She could not read the signposts. Only the glow of the setting sun was behind her. They were going due east. A cold fear gripped her heart. She knocked on the window in front, but there was no response. ”
Edgar Wallace,
Grey Timothy — Chapter 20
(1913)
“ Now the road to London ran in the opposite direction, and Gladys, thinking the man might have made a mistake, leant out of the window.“You have taken the wrong road,” she said.“The other road’s up,” said the man abruptly.There was a hint of brusqueness in his tone which annoyed her. She sank back on the padded seat wondering how Brian came to employ such a boor. Then she remembered that Brian had only one car, and that this was not it. Neither was the chauffeur the man who had driven her before in London. ”
