Sax Rohmer

The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu Sax Rohmer

Book Excerpt: u come atonce?""Certainly," I replied, for Mrs. Hewett was not only a profitablepatient but an estimable lady--" I shall be with you in a quarter ofan hour."I hung up the receiver."Something urgent?" asked Eltham, emptying his pipe."Sounds like it. You had better turn in.""I should much prefer to walk over with you, if it would not beintruding. Our conversation has ill prepared me for sleep.""Right!" I said; for I welcomed his company; and three minutes laterwe were striding across the deserted common. A sort of mist floated amongst the trees, seeming in the moonlightlike a veil draped from trunk to trunk, as in silence we passed theMound pond, and struck out for the north side of the common. I suppose the presence of Eltham and the irritating recollection ofhis half-confidence were the responsible factors, but my mindpersistently dwelt upon the subject of Fu-Manchu and the atrocitieswhich he had committed during his sojourn in England. So actively wasmy imagination atRead More