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Herausgeber: Fergus Hume
Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
Sprache: Englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

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The Piccadilly Puzzle: A Mysterious Story written by Fergus Hume who was a prolific English novelist. This book was published in 1889. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy reading this book.

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The Piccadilly Puzzle

A Mysterious Story

Fergus Hume

CHAPTER I. A FOGGY NIGHT.

CHAPTER II. THE NEWS OF THE DAY.

CHAPTER III. DOWKER—DETECTIVE.

CHAPTER IV. THE ST. JOHN'S WOOD ESTABLISHMENT.

CHAPTER V. THE PICCADILLY ROOMS.

CHAPTER VI. A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.

CHAPTER VII. A LITERARY ASPIRANT.

CHAPTER VIII. A JUVENILE DETECTIVE.

CHAPTER IX. THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE.

CHAPTER X. THE MISSING LINK.

CHAPTER XI. ANOTHER COMPLICATION.

CHAPTER XII. A FAMILY HISTORY.

CHAPTER XIII. MYLES DESMOND FINDS FRIENDS.

CHAPTER XIV. MY LADY'S HUSBAND.

CHAPTER XV. A STARTLING DISCOVERY.

CHAPTER XVI. MORE REVELATIONS.

CHAPTER XVII. THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN.

CHAPTER XVIII. WHAT MYLES DESMOND THOUGHT.

CHAPTER XIX. WHAT DOWKER DISCOVERED.

CHAPTER XX. THE END OF IT ALL.

EPILOGUE.

CHAPTER I. A FOGGY NIGHT.

At two o'clock in the morning during the month of August sounds of music could be heard proceeding from a brilliantly lighted house in Park Lane, where a ball was being given by the Countess of Kerstoke. True, the season was long since over, and though the greater part of London Society had migrated swallow-like to the South of Europe in search of warm weather, still there were enough people in town to justify the ball being given, and a number of celebrities were present.

Outside it was dull and chill with a thick yellow fog pervading the atmosphere, but within the great ball-room it was like fairy-land with the brilliant light of the lamps, the profusion of bright flowers, and the gay dresses worn by the ladies. The orchestra hidden behind a gorgeous screen of tropical plants was playing the latest waltz, "A Friend of Mine," and the sigh and sob of the melody as it stole softly through the room seemed to inspire the dancers with a voluptuous languor as they glided over the polished floor. The soft frou-frou of women's dresses mingled with the light laughter of young girls and the whispered confidences of their partners, while over all dominated the haunting melody with its weird modulations and suggestions of sensuous passion.

Near the door of the ball-room a young man of about thirty years of age was leaning against the wall in a lazy attitude, idly watching the dancers swinging past him; but judging from the preoccupied expression of his face his thoughts were evidently far away. He was tall, dark-haired, with a short cut well-trimmed beard, piercing dark eyes, a firmly compressed mouth, and judging from his swarthy complexion together with a certain crisp curl in his hair he evidently had some negro blood in his veins. Suddenly he was roused from his meditations by a touch on his shoulder, and on glancing up saw before him a stout elderly gentleman with white hair, a ruddy face, and rather a Silenus cast of countenance.

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CHAPTER I. A FOGGY NIGHT.