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... "There wouldn't be the least difference if you were caught!" "Perhaps not. But I shouldn't be caught. I'm so clever." The Secret Adversary AGATHA CHRISTIE ... unmistakably the face of a gentleman and a sportsman. His brown suit was well cut, but perilously near the end of its tether. They were an essentially modern-looking couple as t...

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... called Jane Finn? That's what brought the name into your mind so pat." The Secret Adversary AGATHA CHRISTIE CHAPTER 3 A Set Back The moment was not quite so triumphant as ... don't. They left rather suddenly." "Thank you very much," said Tommy. "Come on, Tuppence." They descended to the street again where they gazed a...

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... sailed for England on the Lusitania. He carried the precious papers in an The Secret Adversary AGATHA CHRISTIE CHAPTER 4 Who is Jane Finn? The next day passed slowly. It was necessary ... " ;The question was, had it been taken from him, or had he himself passed it on into another's keeping? There were a few incidents that strengthened the possibility o...

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... The Secret Adversary AGATHA CHRISTIE CHAPTER 20 Too Late In the street they held an informal council of war. Sir James had drawn a watch from his pocket. " ;The boat train ... The reluctance in his tone was very evident. It was clear, on the other hand, that Julius was easily disposed to put up with the loss of the other's company. &quo...

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... addressing the butler affectionately as "dear old whiskers." The footman took him by one arm, the butler by the other. They ran him down the drive, and neatly out of the gate. The butler ... tame cobra. But they reached a shrubbery near the house quite unmolested. The blinds of the dining-room window were up. There was a large company assembled round the...

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... granted." The Secret Adversary AGATHA CHRISTIE CHAPTER 2 Mr. Whittington's Offer Tuppence turned sharply, but the words hovering on the tip of her tongue remained unspoken, for the ... street and back again. She did so. On the stroke of eleven she plunged into the recesses of the building. The Esthonia Glassware Co. was on the top floor. Ther...

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... this is the only copy in existence. I got it from the principal of the college there." An unformulated dread swept over Tuppence. "You you don't know the name of the man ... before, my father and her mother were brother and sister, just as you might be" Tommy did not correct this view of their relationship "but they didn't always get on together...

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... excitement, Tommy hurried down the stairs. Tuppence was waiting at the angle of the turn. "You heard?" The Secret Adversary AGATHA CHRISTIE CHAPTER 6 A Plan of Campaign ... Hersheimmer and the Young Adventurers. All barriers went down with a crash, and Tommy and Tuppence felt they had known the young American all their lives. They abandoned the...

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... effectually. Just before the Bond Street Tube station they crossed the road, Tommy, unperceived, faithfully at their heels, and entered the big Lyons'. There they went up to the first floor, and ... time to see them turn the corner of the street. His vigorous strides soon enabled him to gain upon them, and by the time he, in his turn, reached the corner the dista...

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... another knock sent him scuttling back to cover. This last-comer came up the stairs so quietly that he was almost abreast of Tommy The Secret Adversary AGATHA CHRISTIE CHAPTER 8 The ... necessary." There was a pause, and then the clear voice of the German broke the silence: "I am directed by Mr. Brown, to place the summaries of the reports from...

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