Publisher: JOHN LANE
Authors: William John Locke
Publish Year: 2019
Pages: 273
ISBN10: 60123
THERE is a letter for you, monsieur,” said the concierge of the Hôtel du Soleil
et de l’Ecosse.
He was a shabby concierge sharing in the tarnish of the shabby hotel which
(for the information of those fortunate ones who only know of the Ritz, and the
Meurice and other such-like palaces) is situated in the unaristocratic
neighbourhood of the Halles Centrales.
“As it bears the Paris postmark, it must be the one which monsieur was
expecting,” said he, detaching it from the clip on the keyboard.
“You are perfectly right,” said Martin Overshaw. “I recognise the
handwriting.