Sherlock Holmes And the Ghosts of Bly
“Its crime had little to do with diaphanous spirits or celestial voices but much to do with bludgeons and blackguards. Before the continuation of Madame Rosa’s pantomime, there was a brief interval while we each took a cool glass of lemonade from the sideboard. I kept my eye on Miss Shelley as she carried a tray among the guests. I was right. She was here to serve, not to command.
Holmes had disappeared behind the curtain and I knew not a soul in the room. Some had a sheepish air, as if half ash...amed of having come. The rest put on confident smiles, ready to treat the whole thing as a West End show. For entertainment, they could not have done better with the Davenport Brothers or Monsieur Houdin at the Alhambra. To Madame Rosa and her confidantes, every simple-minded convert would return a profit.
Excited chatter broke out here and there but most of us kept ourselves to ourselves, sipping the cool sweetness of the lemonade. When we were called together, the curtain was still closed across the arch of the conservatory.MoreLess
Holmes had disappeared behind the curtain and I knew not a soul in the room. Some had a sheepish air, as if half ash...amed of having come. The rest put on confident smiles, ready to treat the whole thing as a West End show. For entertainment, they could not have done better with the Davenport Brothers or Monsieur Houdin at the Alhambra. To Madame Rosa and her confidantes, every simple-minded convert would return a profit.
Excited chatter broke out here and there but most of us kept ourselves to ourselves, sipping the cool sweetness of the lemonade. When we were called together, the curtain was still closed across the arch of the conservatory.MoreLess
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