Sax Rohmer

Name: The Green Eyes of Bast — VIII. MY VISITOR
Author: Sax Rohmer

The Green Eyes of Bast — VIII. MY VISITOR (1920)

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“The Green Eyes of Bast — VIII. MY VISITOR”, published in 1920, is a work by Sax Rohmer. It explores elements such as Coates, Gatton and Isobel.

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Sax Rohmer, The Green Eyes of Bast — VIII. MY VISITOR (1920)

“ Instinct is a curious thing, and that which it prompted me to do at the moment when I found myself confronting this strange woman was promptly to awaken Coates! Honestly I was afraid of her and wished for nothing better than to have the closed door between us. This was all the more unaccountable as she had the appearance and manners of a cultured woman, presenting indeed a figure of great elegance as she stood there with her tall slender form outlined by the moonlight which slanted down through the trees to form a scimitar of light upon the path behind her. ”

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Sax Rohmer, The Green Eyes of Bast — VIII. MY VISITOR (1920)

“ Gatton was my first thought; there must be an unexpected development in the case calling in some way for my services. Coates was a sound sleeper and evidently had not been awakened by the ringing of the bell; therefore, arrayed as I was in pajamas, slippers and bath-robe (for this, during the hot weather was my indoor costume) I walked out along the little corridor, unbolted the front door and opened it.
A woman stood there.
For a moment I thought foolishly that it was Isobel, and my heart gave a great leap. But the delusion was instantly dispelled when my visitor spoke. ”

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Sax Rohmer, The Green Eyes of Bast — VIII. MY VISITOR (1920)

“ Only one explanation presented itself to my mind, as evidently it had presented itself to Isobel's—another woman. However:
"You may depend," I said, endeavoring to speak soothingly, "that he has some good and sufficient reason for this silence, and one which is not in any way discreditable. Nevertheless he will have to reconsider his attitude in the near future. Of course there are times when almost every one of us would be hard put to it to establish an alibi if we were called upon to do so—as regards witnesses of our movements, I mean ”

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Sax Rohmer, The Green Eyes of Bast — VIII. MY VISITOR (1920)

“ To all intents and purposes Eric is under police surveillance!"
"But this is utterly incredible!" said I. "You don't mean to tell me, Isobel, that Coverly has persisted in his silence respecting his movements last night? If he has done so, in the circumstances he has only himself to thank. Social position and everything else counts for nothing when an inquiry concerning a murder is concerned. He knows that perfectly well." ”

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Sax Rohmer, The Green Eyes of Bast — VIII. MY VISITOR (1920)

“ His attitude of silence, Isobel, is ridiculous."
"Have you seen the evening papers?" she asked pathetically.
"Some of them," I replied.
"They have got my name in already," she continued, "and my photograph appears in one. It is outrageous how they leap at an opportunity for scandal."
"It will all be cleared up," I said, speaking with as much confidence as I had at my command. "You know and I know that Coverly is innocent and I don't believe that Gatton thinks him guilty." ”

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Sax Rohmer, The Green Eyes of Bast — VIII. MY VISITOR (1920)

“ Without believing it to contain any very special significance as I had supposed, but merely attracted by the strangeness of the passage, I remembered how Gatton had harped upon Maspero's description of the attributes of Bâst. "Sometimes she plays with her victim as with a mouse," etc. The big book with its fine plates, several of them representing cats similar to that which Gatton had left behind for my more particular examination, still lay open upon the table, and I reread those passages appertaining to the character of the cat-goddess, which I had marked for Gatton's information. ”

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Sax Rohmer, The Green Eyes of Bast — VIII. MY VISITOR (1920)

“ Yet in spite of this enwrapping she could not disguise the fact that she possessed remarkably large and beautiful eyes. She seemed now to have recovered her composure, but I noted that she made no attempt to remove her veil.
"Are you quite sure that you will not be nervous on your way?" I asked. ”

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