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The City in the Clouds
作者：Thorne, Guy, 1875-1923
体例：题 章数：71
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共 71 题- THE CITY IN THE CLOUDS
- BY C. RANGER GULL
- Author of "The Air Pirate"
- TO
- MY DEAR BOYNTON,
- NOTE
- BY SIR THOMAS KIRBY, BT.
- THE CITY IN THE CLOUDS
- PROLOGUE
- CHAPTER ONE
- I hesitated for a moment and then walked into the smoking-room.
- I sat down and lit a cigarette.
- I jumped up from my seat and knew that I was dominating them all right.
- I lifted up my hand and looked at both of them.
- I had thrown Queen.
- CHAPTER TWO
- CHAPTER THREE
- I had an inspiration.
- I folded the copy carefully and placed it in my breast pocket.
- I had a flash of foresight, well justified in the event.
- CHAPTER FOUR
- I laughed.
- I saw my way with Juanita becoming smoother and smoother every moment.
- CHAPTER FIVE
- I admitted it.
- CHAPTER SIX
- I tore it open, it was from Pat Moore.
- I began to read.
- I opened the letter. It ran as follows:
- I shrugged my shoulders.
- I turned to Mr. Sliddim.
- I saw the value of that at once.
- CHAPTER SEVEN
- I have to tell of a brief interlude before I got to work in earnest.
- CHAPTER EIGHT
- I tried to recall what I knew of pigeon English.
- I had the shock of my life.
- I looked to see that the door to the bar was shut.
- I hazarded a bold shot.
- CHAPTER NINE
- I knelt beside the bed and my breath came thick and fast.
- I staggered out a question.
- CHAPTER TEN
- I was trembling with excitement and could hardly reply.
- I had not risen and she stared down at me with great, smoldering eyes.
- I took her by her sweet hands and I laughed in her face.
- I prayed, almost audibly, for Pu-Yi.
- I turned to Morse.
- I faced him fair and square.
- CHAPTER ELEVEN
- I took a glass of claret and lit a cigarette.
- I was quite tired when we went back to the house to lunch.
- I made him take a little whisky and potash--a thing he rarely did.
- CHAPTER TWELVE
- I gripped him by the shoulder.
- I staggered back into Bill Rolston's arms.
- Then there came in a calm, penetrating voice, "Are you there?"
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN
- I sat up in bed and held out my hand to the Chinaman.
- I remembered, and said so.
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN
- I remembered that I had.
- I was about to make a remark, when an extraordinary thing happened.
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN
- I shook my head. "No," I said, "I must go through this alone."
- I was left alone in Birmingham House.
- I shook my head. "I can't do it--I wish I could!"
- I sat gloomily watching the man in the chair.
- ENVOI
- THE END
- End of Project Gutenberg's The City in the Clouds, by C. Ranger Gull