Young Sherlock Holmes: Knife Edge
“Everyone was thunderstruck – everyone apart from Sherlock, who had been expecting this, and probably Amyus Crowe as well.
‘Good Lord!’ Quintillan exclaimed. ‘Ambrose, my dear fellow! What happened? Where have you been?’ Very convincing, Sherlock thought, considering the fact that you are almost certainly part of the conspiracy.
Albano collapsed theatrically into an empty chair. He gestured to a servant. ‘Wine!’ he said in his thin, reedy voice. ‘I need wine! I have neither eaten nor dru...nk since I was taken.’ ‘Who took you?’ Herr Holtzbrinck asked, but Albano just waved an arm. ‘I meant when I was taken from my kidnappers to the Other Side.’ The servant poured a large glass of wine and placed it in front of Albano. He downed it in one go.
‘Tell us everything,’ Quintillan urged. ‘Leave nothing out.’ ‘You remember that I had said I was leaving, following the attack on the British representative,’ Albano said.MoreLess
‘Good Lord!’ Quintillan exclaimed. ‘Ambrose, my dear fellow! What happened? Where have you been?’ Very convincing, Sherlock thought, considering the fact that you are almost certainly part of the conspiracy.
Albano collapsed theatrically into an empty chair. He gestured to a servant. ‘Wine!’ he said in his thin, reedy voice. ‘I need wine! I have neither eaten nor dru...nk since I was taken.’ ‘Who took you?’ Herr Holtzbrinck asked, but Albano just waved an arm. ‘I meant when I was taken from my kidnappers to the Other Side.’ The servant poured a large glass of wine and placed it in front of Albano. He downed it in one go.
‘Tell us everything,’ Quintillan urged. ‘Leave nothing out.’ ‘You remember that I had said I was leaving, following the attack on the British representative,’ Albano said.MoreLess
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