A Particular Eye for Villainy: (Inspector Ben Ross 4)
“He might return late that evening, but feared he would be away for at least one night. If he found out anything of interest that required following up, then possibly he might stay for two nights. A telegraphed message had been sent to the Yorkshire police to let them know he was on his way. They had replied that an Inspector Barnes would meet him off the train at Harrogate.
‘So, Bessie,’ I told her, when Ben had left for King’s Cross Station, ‘you and I are free to dispose of our time as we wis...h. I suggest we begin by calling on Mr Horatio Jenkins, the private enquiry agent, as he terms himself.’ ‘I don’t know about that, missus,’ said Bessie doubtfully. ‘Sounds a funny way to earn a living to me. Still,’ she cheered up, ‘no harm in taking a look at him, is there?’ To take a hackney carriage all the way to Camden would be expensive so we made our way there by omnibus. It is a slow, crowded and uncomfortable way to travel. Frequency of stops to pick up or deposit passengers, together with the press of other traffic, meant the horses seldom went faster than a steady plod, occasionally breaking into a cumbersome trot for brief stretches.MoreLess
‘So, Bessie,’ I told her, when Ben had left for King’s Cross Station, ‘you and I are free to dispose of our time as we wis...h. I suggest we begin by calling on Mr Horatio Jenkins, the private enquiry agent, as he terms himself.’ ‘I don’t know about that, missus,’ said Bessie doubtfully. ‘Sounds a funny way to earn a living to me. Still,’ she cheered up, ‘no harm in taking a look at him, is there?’ To take a hackney carriage all the way to Camden would be expensive so we made our way there by omnibus. It is a slow, crowded and uncomfortable way to travel. Frequency of stops to pick up or deposit passengers, together with the press of other traffic, meant the horses seldom went faster than a steady plod, occasionally breaking into a cumbersome trot for brief stretches.MoreLess
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