| Author: | J.S. Fletcher | ISBN: | 9781508083634 |
| Publisher: | Dead Dodo Detective Classics | Publication: | October 13, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Dead Dodo Detective Classics | Language: | English |
| Author: | J.S. Fletcher |
| ISBN: | 9781508083634 |
| Publisher: | Dead Dodo Detective Classics |
| Publication: | October 13, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Dead Dodo Detective Classics |
| Language: | English |
"It's old Mr. Bartle, sir," he whispered. "He's in your room there -- dead " "Dead?" exclaimed Eldrick. "Dead " Pratt shook his head again. "He came up not so long after you'd gone, sir," he said. "Everybody had gone but me -- I was just going. Wanted to see you about something I don't know what. He was very tottery when he came in -- complained of the stairs and the fog. I took him into your room, to sit down in the easy chair. And -- he died straight off. Just," concluded Pratt, "just as if he was going quietly to sleep "
"It's old Mr. Bartle, sir," he whispered. "He's in your room there -- dead " "Dead?" exclaimed Eldrick. "Dead " Pratt shook his head again. "He came up not so long after you'd gone, sir," he said. "Everybody had gone but me -- I was just going. Wanted to see you about something I don't know what. He was very tottery when he came in -- complained of the stairs and the fog. I took him into your room, to sit down in the easy chair. And -- he died straight off. Just," concluded Pratt, "just as if he was going quietly to sleep "
