Hushed Up!
Hushed Up! A Mystery of London
作者：Le Queux, William, 1864-1927
体例：题 章数：132
字数：328,822 来源：Project Gutenberg
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章节目录
共 132 题- HUSHED UP!
- BY
- WILLIAM LE QUEUX
- CONTENTS
- PROLOGUE PAGE
- THE STORY OF OWEN BIDDULPH
- CHAP.
- HUSHED UP!
- PROLOGUE
- IS MAINLY SCANDALOUS
- II
- CONCERNS TWO STRANGERS
- THE STORY OF OWEN BIDDULPH
- CHAPTER ONE
- BESIDE STILL WATERS
- CHAPTER TWO
- TOLD IN THE NIGHT
- Just before they rose I heard him say in English--
- I stood, full of wonder, watching the white light fade away.
- CHAPTER THREE
- THE CLERGYMAN FROM HAMPSHIRE
- I shook my head.
- CHAPTER FOUR
- THE PERIL BEYOND
- I hesitated. Should I reveal to him the truth?
- I saw that he was in dead earnest.
- CHAPTER FIVE
- THE DARK HOUSE IN BAYSWATER
- CHAPTER SIX
- A GHASTLY TRUTH
- I saw that I had been cleverly entrapped!
- I gave a cry of horror, whereat both men laughed heartily.
- I heard a woman's loud, piercing scream--a scream of sudden horror.
- Again it was repeated. I heard her shriek distinctly--
- I lay there breathless, petrified by horror.
- CHAPTER SEVEN
- THE FLAME OF THE CANDLE
- I was breathless in apprehension. What had happened to Sylvia?
- I called again: "Sylvia! Sylvia!"
- I struggled, and succeeded in moving slightly.
- I looked again. A groan of agony escaped me.
- I shrieked for help in my abject despair.
- CHAPTER EIGHT
- PRESENTS ANOTHER PROBLEM
- I opened the door, and met the fugitive boldly face to face.
- CHAPTER NINE
- FACE TO FACE
- I called up Jack, who answered cheerily as usual.
- CHAPTER TEN
- CONTAINS A FURTHER SURPRISE
- I smiled. The man whom the cook saw had evidently been myself.
- I was silent, in bewilderment.
- CHAPTER ELEVEN
- WHAT THE POLICE KNEW
- I spoke again, but he only laughed wildly, his thin fingers twitching.
- Presently the constable moved forward again, whereupon I said--
- I nodded in the affirmative.
- Then I asked--
- CHAPTER TWELVE
- THE WORD OF A WOMAN
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN
- THE DEATH KISS
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN
- OF THINGS UNMENTIONABLE
- Presently, when she grew calmer, she said in a low, sweet voice--
- I bowed, and then we all three went forth upon the lawn.
- And as she lifted her eyes to mine she replied--
- Afterwards, when Shuttleworth rose, he said--
- He nodded. Then, removing his pipe, exclaimed--
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN
- FORBIDDEN LOVE
- I stood before Shuttleworth angry and defiant.
- I had crossed to Sylvia and had taken her soft hand.
- Then I turned to my well-beloved and asked--
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN
- THE MAN IN GOLD PINCE-NEZ
- I told Sylvia this. But she merely remarked--
- I rose, and, crossing to the mail-clerk, asked--
- Walking straight up to him, I said--
- For a second I hesitated. Then, in a blundering way, blurted forth--
- Then he added, with a laugh--
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
- THE MAN IN THE STREET
- I was wary now, and full of suspicion.
- I confessed that I had not done so.
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
- PROOF POSITIVE
- I was greatly interested, even though I was now filled with suspicion.
- A man's face peered out for a second, and a voice exclaimed cheerily--
- CHAPTER NINETEEN
- THROUGH THE MISTS
- I was silent again.
- CHAPTER TWENTY
- THE STRANGER IN THE RUE DE RIVOLI
- I told him that, as an Englishman, I preferred plainly-cooked food.
- Then, a second later, she suddenly cried--
- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
- DESCRIBES AN UNWELCOME VISIT
- His quick eyes wandered around the room, then he added--
- Sylvia also heard the man's reply, and exclaimed--
- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
- MORE MYSTERY
- I brushed past him and entered the study.
- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
- IN FULL CRY
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
- AN UNFORTUNATE SLIP
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
- MORE STRANGE FACTS
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
- I was compelled to make a negative reply.
- That same night I read in the evening paper a paragraph as follows--
- Then again I referred to the great robbery, whereat he said--
- I would compel him to speak the truth, under pain of arrest.
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
- A CONTRETEMPS
- CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
- THE FRENCHMAN MAKES A STATEMENT
- CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
- FURTHER REVELATIONS
- At last he looked at me gravely, and said--
- CHAPTER THIRTY
- CONCLUSION
- Then, turning to Poland, I said--
- THE END
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