Death By Silver
“It took a considerable amount of time after the landlady banged on Julian’s door for him to open it, long enough that Ned began to wonder if he hadn’t in fact spent the night there, or, even more unhappy thought, had spent it there but in other company.
The door finally opened to reveal Julian still in his dressing gown. “What time is it?” he asked, squinting suspiciously at the sunlight filtering in through the drawn curtains.
“Not yet nine-thirty,” Ned said. “I know it’s early, but Ha...tton says he wants us both down at the Yard immediately. There’s been an urgent development in the case.”
Julian’s eyebrows rose, his interest clearly pricked. “Has he made an arrest?” He stepped back and waved Ned in, which at least suggested that he was alone.
“I’ve told you all I know. But he was very emphatic that it was urgent.”
“Right,” Julian said, running his hand through his disheveled hair.MoreLess
The door finally opened to reveal Julian still in his dressing gown. “What time is it?” he asked, squinting suspiciously at the sunlight filtering in through the drawn curtains.
“Not yet nine-thirty,” Ned said. “I know it’s early, but Ha...tton says he wants us both down at the Yard immediately. There’s been an urgent development in the case.”
Julian’s eyebrows rose, his interest clearly pricked. “Has he made an arrest?” He stepped back and waved Ned in, which at least suggested that he was alone.
“I’ve told you all I know. But he was very emphatic that it was urgent.”
“Right,” Julian said, running his hand through his disheveled hair.MoreLess
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