William Le Queux

The Sign Of Silence William Le Queux

He struck me as a man of great refinement a gentleman, in fact," Phrida said. "I recollect him perfectly: tall, rather thin, with a pointed, grey beard, a long, oval face, and thinnish, grey hair. A very lithe, erect man, whose polite, elegant manner was that of a diplomat, and in whose dark eyes was an expression of constant merriment and good humour. He spoke with a slight accent Scotch, isn't it?""Exactly. You remember him perfectly, dear. A most excellent description," I said; "and that same description has been circulated this morning to every police office throughout the United Kingdom, as well as to the prefectures of police in all the European capitals. All the ports are being watched, as it is expected he may make his way abroad.""But what do the authorities suspect?" asked Phrida, with a serious look. "Ah, that's just it! They haven't yet decided what to suspect."