Sherlock Holmes And the Queen of Diamonds
“It was a concept he’d grasped immediately, for he’d needed both knowledge and power to survive the mean streets of East London. Thus, Blackrat had always made a point of keeping his ears open and his mouth shut – well, as shut as his buck teeth would allow – and in that way he picked up a valuable snippet here, a juicy fragment there, and developed an understanding of all the East End’s notable comings and goings.
That morning he left his lodgings in Norfolk Street and walked painfully up t...o the Hand and Dagger public house on Commercial Road. A recent downpour had turned the cobbles slick and oily and everywhere muddy puddles reflected the louring sky.
The minute he entered the pub, which was all but deserted at this early hour, the landlord, Gideon Butterfield, turned to him and said: ‘That’s funny, seein’ you in here.’ Blackrat leaned against the scarred counter and threw down five pennies. ‘What’s so funny about that?’ he demanded belligerently.MoreLess
That morning he left his lodgings in Norfolk Street and walked painfully up t...o the Hand and Dagger public house on Commercial Road. A recent downpour had turned the cobbles slick and oily and everywhere muddy puddles reflected the louring sky.
The minute he entered the pub, which was all but deserted at this early hour, the landlord, Gideon Butterfield, turned to him and said: ‘That’s funny, seein’ you in here.’ Blackrat leaned against the scarred counter and threw down five pennies. ‘What’s so funny about that?’ he demanded belligerently.MoreLess
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