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Bulldog Drummond
by Sapper
1920
CONTENTS
Prologue
1 In Which He Takes Tea at the Carlton and is Surprised
2 In Which He Journeys to Godalming and the Game Begins
3 In Which Things Happen in Half Moon Street
4 In Which He Spends a Quiet Night at The Elms
5 In Which There is Trouble at Goring
6 In Which a Very Old Game Takes Place on the Hog's Back
7 In Which He Spends an Hour or Two on a Roof
8 In Which He Goes to Paris for a Night
9 In Which He Has a Near Shave
10 In Which the Hun Nation Decreases by One
11 In Which Lakington Plays his Last 'Coup'
12 In Which the Last Round Takes Place
Epilogue
PROLOGUE
In the month of December, 1918, and on the very day that a British Cavalry Division marched into Cologne, with flags flying and bands playing as the conquerors of a beaten nation, the manager of the Hotel Nationale in Berne received a letter. Its contents appeared to puzzle him somewhat, for having read it twice he rang the bell on his desk to summon his secretary. Almost immediately the door opened, and a young French girl came into the room.
'Monsieur rang?' She stood in front of the manager's desk, awaiting instructions.
'Have we ever had staying in the hotel a man called le Comte de Guy?' He leaned back in his chair and looked at her through his pince-nez.
The secretary thought for a moment and then shook her head. 'Not so far as I can remember,' she said.
'Do we know anything about him? Has he ever fed here, or taken a private room?'
Again the secretary shook her head.
'Not that I know of.' next >