"No," said I, finding a full voice as I shook my head; "no, I won't smoke, and I won't sit down, thank you. Nor will you ask me to do either when you've heard what I have to say." "Really?" said he, lighting his own cigarette with one clear blue eye upon me. "How do you know?" "Because you'll probably show me the door," I cried bitterly; "and you will be justified in doing it! But it's no use beating about the bush.
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About the Author:
Ernest William Hornung English writer Ernest William Hornung (1866 –1921) was an author and poet known for his A. J. Raffles stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century. He lived in Sydney for a time and drew on his Australian experiences as a background for his writing. In 1898, he wrote "In the Chains of Crime", which introduced Raffles and Bunny Manders, based in part on Oscar Wilde and his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, and in part on Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, created by his brother-in-law, Arthur Conan Doyle.
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