The Man from Archangel
The Man from Archangel
and Other Tales of Adventure
Tales of Adventure Début of Bimbashi Joyce The Surgeon of Gaster Fell Borrowed Scenes The Man from Archangel The Great Brown-Pericord Motor The Sealed Room Tales of Medical Life A Physiologist's Wife Behind The Times His First Operation The Third Generation The Curse of Eve A Medical Document The Surgeon Talks The Doctors of Hoyland Crabbe's Practice
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"I understand, Captain Joyce," said the General, "that you have allowed a very important prisoner to slip through your fingers."
"I am sorry, sir."
"No doubt. But that will not mend matters. Did you ascertain anything about him before you lost him?"
"No, sir."
"How was that?"
"I could get nothing out of him, sir."
"Did you try?"
"Yes, sir; I did what I could."
"What did you do?"
"Well, sir, I threatened to use physical force."
"What did he say?"
"He said nothing."
"What was he like?"
"A tall man, sir. Rather a desperate character, I should think."
"Any way by which we could identify him?"
"A long black beard, sir. Grey eyes. And a nervous way of twitching his face."
"Well, Captain Joyce," said the General, in his stern, inflexible voice, "I cannot congratulate you upon your first exploit in the Egyptian army. You are aware that every English officer in this force is a picked man. I have the whole
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