Edgar Wallace

“ Now, you know my record and I pretty well know yours, and I want the whole facts of certain circumstances and certain relationships of yours in the past, before I go any further.”
“Suppose I refuse to offer you my confidence?” asked Cæsar. “Are you going to the police or something?”
“I am not going to the police, and I'm not particularly afraid of the police coming to me,” said Smith. “You have nothing against me.”
“Except a murder in Paris,” suggested Cæsar.
“Oh, that!” Smith shrugged his shoulders. “Paris is Paris, and London is London. ”

“ At a quarter to eight came the governor, and behind him John Gale.
“Hullo, Gale!” Cæsar greeted him. “This is the end of the road. It has been a most amusing experience. Take my advice,” he said. “Have a hobby; it keeps you out of mischief. ”