President Fu-Manchu
“the taximan whispered, “some new kind of a fever?”
“No,” said Nayland Smith. “It’s a new kind of a murder!”
“Why do you say so?” the hotel doctor asked, glancing in a puzzled way at the ghastly object on the sofa.
But Nayland Smith did not reply. Turning to the night manager: “I want no one at present in the foyer,” he said, “to leave without my orders. You”—he pointed to the house detective—“will mount guard over the taxicab outside the main entrance. No one must touch it or enter it. No one m...ust pass along the sidewalk between the taxi and the hotel doors. It remains where it stands until further notice. Hepburn”—he turned—“get two patrolmen to take over this duty. Hurry. I need you here.”
Mark Hepburn nodded and went out of the night manager’s room, followed by the house detective.
“What about anyone living here and coming in late?” asked the night manager, speaking with a rich Tipperary brogue.
“What’s your house detective’s name?”MoreLess
“No,” said Nayland Smith. “It’s a new kind of a murder!”
“Why do you say so?” the hotel doctor asked, glancing in a puzzled way at the ghastly object on the sofa.
But Nayland Smith did not reply. Turning to the night manager: “I want no one at present in the foyer,” he said, “to leave without my orders. You”—he pointed to the house detective—“will mount guard over the taxicab outside the main entrance. No one must touch it or enter it. No one m...ust pass along the sidewalk between the taxi and the hotel doors. It remains where it stands until further notice. Hepburn”—he turned—“get two patrolmen to take over this duty. Hurry. I need you here.”
Mark Hepburn nodded and went out of the night manager’s room, followed by the house detective.
“What about anyone living here and coming in late?” asked the night manager, speaking with a rich Tipperary brogue.
“What’s your house detective’s name?”MoreLess
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Edgar G. a year ago
Why was the professor's memory needed . A tape recorder could have been used with no worries about disclosure.And why does the omniscient Fu Manchu not know that the professor hates him. ???
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