14/19 'I once bought an electric launch on the Thames in a very similar way, and it turned out to be one of the most satisfactory purchases I ever made. Then it's a simple accident that you own this hotel at the present moment ?' 'A simple accident--all because of a beefsteak and a bottle of Bass.' 'Um!' grunted Mr Sampson Levi, stroking his triple chin. 'I was expecting His Highness here. The State apartments had been prepared for him. He was due on the very afternoon that young Dimmock died. |