J. S. Fletcher

Name: Ravensdene Court — 24. The Silk Cap
Author: J. S. Fletcher

Ravensdene Court — 24. The Silk Cap (1922)

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“Ravensdene Court — 24. The Silk Cap”, published in 1922, is a work by J. S. Fletcher. It explores elements such as Baxter, Scarterfield and Hatton Garden.

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 24. The Silk Cap (1922)

“ For there were all the elements of a strange mystery in that and curiosity about the whole thing was as strong in me as in Scarterfield. We knew now many things that we had not known twenty-four hours before—one was that the many affairs, dark and nefarious, of Netherfield Baxter, had nothing to do with the murders of Noah and Salter Quick; another that those murders without doubt arose from the brothers' possession of the pearls and rubies which Salter had shown to the Hatton Garden diamond merchant. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 24. The Silk Cap (1922)

“ He's been after those rubies and pearls, Scarterfield."
"We must be after him," he said. "You say you think he was wounded in getting away?"
"He was certainly wounded," I affirmed. "I saw him fall headlong in the boat after the first shot; he recovered himself, fired the shot which no doubt finished Baxter, and must have been wounded again, for the two men again fired simultaneously, and the man in the boat swayed at that second shot. But once more he pulled himself together and rowed away."
"Well, if he's wounded, he can't get far without attracting notice," declared Scarterfield. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 24. The Silk Cap (1922)

“ Now I am, as you see, something of the nautical sort myself, bearded and bronzed and all that—I'm continually crossing the North Sea—and it may be he thought I was of his own occupation—anyway, he looked at me as if wanting to talk.
"I reckon they think nothing of pulling out a fistful o' them things hereabouts, mister," he said. "No more to them than sovereigns and half-sovereigns and bank-notes is to bank clerks." ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 24. The Silk Cap (1922)

“ Then, according to my thinking, he had eventually seen the other survivor, who was probably in like case with himself as regards superficial wounds, endeavouring to make off, and emerging from his shelter had fired on him from the side of the yawl, only to be killed himself by return fire. There was no mistaking the effect of that last shot—chance shot or well-directed aim it had done for Netherfield Baxter, and he had crumpled up and died where he dropped. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 24. The Silk Cap (1922)

“ All things considered it seemed to me that the explanation of the mystery rested in some such theory as this—the Chinaman, Lo Chuh Fen, doubtless knew as well as Baxter and his French friend that the Quicks were in possession of the rubies stolen from the heathen temple in Southern China; no doubt he had become acquainted with that fact when the marooned party from the Elizabeth Robinson were on the intimate terms of men united by a common fate on the lonely island. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 24. The Silk Cap (1922)

“ I answered. "It corroborates Baxter's story of the rubies. He didn't mention any pearls. And I think now, Scarterfield, that Salter Quick's murder lies at the door of—one of those Chinamen who in their turn are lying dead before us!" ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 24. The Silk Cap (1922)

“ Lorrimore and the lieutenant came up to us.
"My men have the fire completely beaten," said the lieutenant glancing at Scarterfield. "If you want to look round——"
We began a thorough examination of the yawl, in the endeavour to reconstruct the affair of the early morning. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, Ravensdene Court — 24. The Silk Cap (1922)

“ I said, "would be to find somebody who wants to complete a particularly fine set of pearls—some very rich woman who'd stick at nothing. The same remark applies to the rubies."
"Maybe you could come across some customer?" he suggested. ”

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