J. S. Fletcher

Name: The Copper Box — Chapter 8
Author: J. S. Fletcher

The Copper Box — Chapter 8 (1923)

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“The Copper Box — Chapter 8”, published in 1923, is a work by J. S. Fletcher. It explores elements such as Madrasia, Parslewe and Craye.

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J. S. Fletcher, The Copper Box — Chapter 8 (1923)

“ There was gold in those days!—plenty of it—and Parslewe had a fist full. He held it out to Madrasia.
“Go and buy a toothbrush!” he said. “You know the town—go and do a bit of shopping. Better get all you want—didn’t I say we might be two nights? Go and amuse yourself, my dear, and leave mysteries alone. There are no mysteries—to me, anyway.” He thrust the money into her hands, stood smilingly by while she put on her furs, and when she had gone, turned to me with a laugh.
“Trust a woman for making the most of a mystery, Craye!” he said. “If there isn’t one she’ll invent one.” ”

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J. S. Fletcher, The Copper Box — Chapter 8 (1923)

“ Then he waved her off, and we went away, Madrasia mildly excited at the thought of the play, and I feeling uncommonly anxious and depressed. For the possibilities of the situation which might arise at midnight were not pleasant to contemplate, and the more I thought about them the less I liked them. It was useless to deny that Parslewe was a strange, even an eccentric man, who would do things in his own fashion, and I was sufficiently learned in the ways of the world, young as I was, to know that such men run into danger. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, The Copper Box — Chapter 8 (1923)

“ I have business to-night which, I hope, will illuminate me as to if anything was in the box or has been abstracted from it since—by Weeds—and I want you to do two or three things for me, chiefly in the way of looking after Madrasia. We’ll dine early, to begin with. Then you can take her to the play—here are the tickets while I remember them. When you come back, you’ll find a bit of supper in that private sitting-room. Before you go, I shall tell Madrasia that I may be very late in coming in, so after supper she’ll go to bed. Now comes in a job for you! ”

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J. S. Fletcher, The Copper Box — Chapter 8 (1923)

“ He pointed to the four circular knobs on which the copper box rested, but made no attempt to touch them; his thoughts seemed to be otherwhere. And after thinking a little, he suddenly turned to me confidentially.
“I told you I’d tell you something,” he said. “You’re a dependable chap, Craye—I showed that by leaving the girl in your charge. She likes you, too, and I suppose you two young people will fall in love with each other if you haven’t done so already, and if you have, my lad—all right! You’ll make a big name in your art—but never mind that; I’ll tell you a bit about this box. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, The Copper Box — Chapter 8 (1923)

“ Then she spoke.
“There’s one thing about Jimmie,” she remarked, reassuringly, “nobody will get the better of him! So let him work things out.”
I did not tell her that there was no question of choice on my part. We saw the play which Parslewe had commended so highly; we went back to the hotel; we had supper together; then Madrasia went off to her room. And it was then twenty minutes to twelve, and I sat out every one of them, waiting, watching the door, listening for a step in the corridor without. But Parslewe did not come. ”

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J. S. Fletcher, The Copper Box — Chapter 8 (1923)

“ And as you can’t both speak at once, settle between yourselves which is going to be spokesman. But first—where is that box?”
Madrasia, the morning being cold, had come in furs; amongst them a big muff, in the pocket of which she had carried the copper box. She rose, extracted it from its hiding-place, and laid it on the table at Parslewe’s side; then she pointed a finger at me.
“Let him tell,” she said. “I’ll correct him where he’s wrong.”
“Go ahead, Craye,” commanded Parslewe. “Detail!” ”

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J. S. Fletcher, The Copper Box — Chapter 8 (1923)

“ If I’m not in by exactly twelve”—here he paused and produced a sealed envelope which he placed in my hand—“put on your overcoat, and take that round, yourself, to the police station—it’s not far off—ask to see a responsible person, and hand it to him. ”

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