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The Eight Strokes of the Clock

Name: The Eight Strokes of the Clock
Author: Maurice Leblanc

by Maurice Leblanc

A prince enlists a lady to help him solve eight mysteries.

Opening

A few passages to enter the atmosphere.

I: On the Top of the Tower

On the Top of the Tower

Hortense Daniel pushed her window ajar and whispered:

“Are you there, Rossigny?”

“I am here,” replied a voice from the shrubbery at the front of the house.

Leaning forward, she saw a rather fat man looking up at her out of a gross red face with its cheeks and chin set in unpleasantly fair whiskers.

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The Eight Strokes of the Clock