Marie Belloc Lowndes

Name: The Lonely House (Lowndes) — Chapter 8
Author: Marie Belloc Lowndes

The Lonely House (Lowndes) — Chapter 8 (1920)

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“The Lonely House (Lowndes) — Chapter 8”, published in 1920, is a work by Marie Belloc Lowndes. It explores elements such as Monte Carlo, La Solitude and Countess.

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Marie Belloc Lowndes, The Lonely House (Lowndes) — Chapter 8 (1920)

“ You'd be astonished to know the number of poor devils who go and destroy themselves in that rather lonely place just beyond the station. They rush out of the Casino full of anguish and despair, and wander down the road. I always have a man stationed on point duty there—he has stopped more than one poor fellow from destroying himself. Ah, our beautiful, brilliant Monte Carlo has a very melancholy reverse side, has it not? ”

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Marie Belloc Lowndes, The Lonely House (Lowndes) — Chapter 8 (1920)

“ Did you yourself see him leave La Solitude?”
“No,” said Lily. “I had only arrived that day, and I went to bed early; but I heard the Countess say good-bye to him about a quarter of an hour after I had gone upstairs. As the house is not very substantially built, one hears everything.”
“That is an important point,” said M. Bouton. “You heard him leave the house, and then no more? You did not hear the shot fired, Mademoiselle?” ”

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Marie Belloc Lowndes, The Lonely House (Lowndes) — Chapter 8 (1920)

“ This is another proof that in a place like Monte Carlo you never can tell,” he went on, addressing his French friend. “People come here when they are desperate—not only desperate with regard to money—though, of course, that is the most common case—but desperate with regard to other things; they come to drown disappointment and sorrow—they fail in doing so, and then they kill themselves! Perhaps that is what happened to this man Ponting.”
”Yet he seemed quite happy,” observed Lily thoughtfully.
M. Bouton hardly heard what she said. ”

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Marie Belloc Lowndes, The Lonely House (Lowndes) — Chapter 8 (1920)

“ Then she remembered what both the Countess and the banker had said that bringing the police into the affair would only make a fuss and an unpleasantness for nothing. So she remained silent.
At last M. Bouton conducted them to his front door. He bowed to Lily, and shook hands warmly with M. Popeau.
“Without knowing it,” he exclaimed, “you've done me a great service, my good friend! I confess I do not like being disturbed on Sunday—the weekdays are full enough of trouble and of perplexing affairs. ”

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Marie Belloc Lowndes, The Lonely House (Lowndes) — Chapter 8 (1920)

“ We've had a great deal of worry over the matter. But the cleverest of my detectives—I call him the bloodhound—was convinced that M. Ponting was not only alive, but far from here engaged in having a very good time! The theory of suicide we had completely dismissed from bur minds. Does not this show how wrong even the most experienced people may be when dealing with human life and human problems? ”

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Marie Belloc Lowndes, The Lonely House (Lowndes) — Chapter 8 (1920)

“ M. Popeau smiled rather mysteriously.
“People do not care to be mixed up with affairs of this kind, especially in Monte Carlo. You heard what our friend said? The Count and Countess, though they have lived here many years, have never troubled the police. They have never even had a row with one of their servants! Well, now that record is broken. A suicide has been found oh their property.”
”Not on their property,” corrected Lily. ”

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Marie Belloc Lowndes, The Lonely House (Lowndes) — Chapter 8 (1920)

“ And now we must think of something to distract and interest Miss Fairfield for at least two or three hours. By that time everything up there at La Solitude will be over, and I do not want her to be associated with it in any way.”
Captain Stuart nodded. He thoroughly approved.
“I don't suppose you feel in the mood for the Casino?” He turned to the girl. “Besides, it's Sunday—and even I have an old-fashioned prejudice against gambling on Sunday!”
“Why shouldn't we go up to the Golf Club?” suggested the Frenchman. ”

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