There came a day when Binny, who was an assiduous reader of newspapers that dealt with the more picturesque aspects of crime, was to find himself the focal point of attention and his evidence read by millions who had never before heard of him--a wonderful experience.
Mr Washington Wirth's parties were most exclusive affairs and, in a sense, select. The guests were chosen with care, and might not, in the manner of the age, invite the uninvited to accompany them; but they were, as Mary Lane said, 'an odd lot'. She went because Mike Hennessey asked her, and she rather liked the stout and lethargic Mike. People called him 'poor old Mike' because of his bankruptcies, but just now sympathy would be wasted on him. He had found Mr Washington Wirth, a patron of the theatre and things theatrical, and Mr Washington Wirth was a very rich man.
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Mr Washington Wirth's parties were most exclusive affairs and, in a sense, select. The guests were chosen with care, and might not, in the manner of the age, invite the uninvited to accompany them; but they were, as Mary Lane said, 'an odd lot'. She went because Mike Hennessey asked her, and she rather liked the stout and lethargic Mike. People called him 'poor old Mike' because of his bankruptcies, but just now sympathy would be wasted on him. He had found Mr Washington Wirth, a patron of the theatre and things theatrical, and Mr Washington Wirth was a very rich man.
The Clue of the Silver Key
There came a day when Binny, who was an assiduous reader of newspapers that dealt with the more picturesque aspects of crime, was to find himself the focal point of attention and his evidence read by millions who had never before heard of him--a wonderful experience.
Mr Washington Wirth's parties were most exclusive affairs and, in a sense, select. The guests were chosen with care, and might not, in the manner of the age, invite the uninvited to accompany them; but they were, as Mary Lane said, 'an odd lot'. She went because Mike Hennessey asked her, and she rather liked the stout and lethargic Mike. People called him 'poor old Mike' because of his bankruptcies, but just now sympathy would be wasted on him. He had found Mr Washington Wirth, a patron of the theatre and things theatrical, and Mr Washington Wirth was a very rich man.
Mr Washington Wirth's parties were most exclusive affairs and, in a sense, select. The guests were chosen with care, and might not, in the manner of the age, invite the uninvited to accompany them; but they were, as Mary Lane said, 'an odd lot'. She went because Mike Hennessey asked her, and she rather liked the stout and lethargic Mike. People called him 'poor old Mike' because of his bankruptcies, but just now sympathy would be wasted on him. He had found Mr Washington Wirth, a patron of the theatre and things theatrical, and Mr Washington Wirth was a very rich man.
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| BN ID: | 2940012710079 |
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| Publisher: | New Century Books |
| Publication date: | 11/28/2010 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 142 KB |
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