Excerpts from the Book 'The Hand In The Dark':

... her intrusion, but it would have needed a shrewd observer to have deduced from Miss Heredith's face that her feeling towards her nephew's wife was one ...
... by any expert anywhere. There are several other pearls over thirty grains which the trained eye would recognize with equal ease in any setting. The few ...
... He, at all events, was calm, and master of himself. The ladies had better go downstairs, he said, speaking in a subdued voice, but with decision. They ...
... opens somewhere near the servants' quarters, I think? He glanced inquiringly at Miss Heredith. Those stairs are never used now, she replied. The ...
... upon his fellow creatures as liars, particularly when they were of good social standing, with that hatred of notoriety which is characteristic of their ...
... He was aware that he had practically ignored the Chief Constable in the course of the day's investigations, and it was desirable to remove any feeling ...
... own brief absence downstairs. To establish those essential kindred facts was, he believed, to lay hands on the murderer of Violet Heredith. Caldew ...
... but the shadows were lengthening across the lawn, and the mist from the green waters of the moat was creeping up the stained red walls. His ring at ...
... her little daughter. When the trial was over Theberton emigrated, and his wife disappeared, although there was some talk of putting on foot a public ...
... of life for her. Phil loved Nature, and books, and solitary ways his wife detested such things. Phil, in his eagerness to please her, and banish her apparent ...
... small room off the library. Phil had telephoned from Colwyn's rooms to say that he was returning with the detective, and the butler, as he helped them ...
... the port-holes. It happened that one Jack Tar, eager to gaze on his idol Nelson, got his head jammed in the port-hole, and broke up the party with a ...
... it, and I wouldn't like to have that on my conscience after the way things turned out. But I thought it was too late to say anything after they had ...
... or two ago, and that is one of my reasons for calling on you to-day???to make quite sure of the identity and see if you could tell me where you left it. I ...
... a vivid imagination by the mere mention of the word diamonds. My name is Colwyn my friend is Detective Caldew, of Scotland Yard, said Colwyn, in response ...
... somebody would draw aside the curtains and see me hiding underneath. But nobody came near me. I heard them go into Mrs. Heredith's room, and Mr. Musard started ...
... his way through the unwashed population of that centre, and turned into a side street where a swarm of draggle-tailed women were chaffering for decaying ...
... to have one of her bad headaches, and she did not wish to meet Mrs. Weyne again. Her idea was that I should pretend I had been recalled to France, ...
... which affected my honour and the honour of my family. Phil turned very pale as he uttered the last words. Perhaps Phil should have told you, but you ...
... like to hear how you arrive at that conclusion. Phil strove to utter the words calmly, but his trembling lips revealed his inward agitation. His ...