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The Yellow Holly

Fergus Hume

The story sets the stage for a murder mystery that revolves around the mysterious death of Mrs. Jersey, the owner of a boarding house filled with colorful, eccentric characters.

"The Yellow Holly" by Fergus Hume is a novel. The story sets the stage for a murder mystery that revolves around the mysterious death of Mrs. Jersey, the owner of a boarding house filled with colorful, eccentric characters.

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She did not put the sacramental phrase on her cards, as no invitations were sent out. These were delivered verbally by boarders desirous of seeing their friends present on Friday evening. Mrs. Jersey dignified her gatherings with the name of "At Homes," but in truth the term was too majestic for the very mild entertainment she provided weekly.

It was really a scratch party of nobodies, and they assembled as usual in the drawing-room on this especial evening, to play and not to work. Mrs. Taine laid aside her eternal knitting; Miss Bull dispensed with her game of "Patience;" Mr. Granger sang his one song of the early Victorian Epoch--sometimes twice when singers were scarce; and Mr. Harmer wore his antiquated dress-suit. On these festive occasions it was tacitly understood that all were to be more or less "dressy," as Mrs. Jersey put it, and her appearance in "the diamonds" signalized the need of unusual adornment. These jewels were the smallest and most inferior of stones; but diamonds they undeniably were, and the boarders alluded to them as they would have done to the Kohinoor.

In her black silk gown, her lace cap, and "the diamonds" Mrs. Jersey looked--so they assured her--quite the lady.

Contents

  1. 01"Mrs. Jersey Receives"
  2. 02Chapter II
  3. 03Brendon's Story
  4. 04Chapter III
  5. 05The Next Morning
  6. 06Chapter IV
  7. 07A Nine-Days' Wonder
  8. 08Chapter V
  9. 09A Lovers' Meeting
  10. 10Chapter VI
  11. 11What Mr. Ireland Knew
  12. 12Chapter VII
  13. 13The Red Man
  14. 14Chapter VIII
  15. 15A Bacchante
  16. 16Chapter IX
  17. 17Clever Mrs. Ward
  18. 18Chapter X
  19. 19Diplomacy
  20. 20Chapter XI
  21. 21Mr. Bawdsey at Home
  22. 22Chapter XII
  23. 23A Fireside Tyrant
  24. 24Chapter XIII
  25. 25A Woman Scorned
  26. 26Chapter XIV
  27. 27Mrs. Ward's Trump Card
  28. 28Chapter XV
  29. 29A Recognition
  30. 30Chapter XVI
  31. 31The Pipe of Peace
  32. 32Chapter XVII
  33. 33Lord Derrington Explains
  34. 34Chapter XVIII
  35. 35Miss Bull's Story
  36. 36Chapter XIX
  37. 37The Inquiry Agent
  38. 38Chapter XX
  39. 39The Trouble of Lola
  40. 40Chapter XXI
  41. 41The Confession of a Jealous Woman
  42. 42Chapter XXII
  43. 43Who Bawdsey Was
  44. 44Chapter XXIII
  45. 45The Turning of the Lane
  46. 46Chapter XXIV
  47. 47A Startling Surprise
  48. 48Chapter XXV
  49. 49The Truth
  50. 50The End

About this edition

Author
Fergus Hume
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Introductory: no background needed
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
371 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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