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Her Majesty's Minister
The story revolves around Gerald Ingram, a second secretary at the British Embassy in Paris, as he becomes embroiled in diplomatic intrigue, personal relationships, and mysterious events surrounding a young woman named Yolande.
"Her Majesty's Minister" by William Le Queux is a novel. The story revolves around Gerald Ingram, a second secretary at the British Embassy in Paris, as he becomes embroiled in diplomatic intrigue, personal relationships, and mysterious events surrounding a young woman named Yolande.
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“Then, plainly speaking, the whole thing remains a mystery?”
“Absolutely,” I responded. “All my efforts have unfortunately failed.”
“And you entertain no suspicion of anyone?”
“Not of that woman Yolande—or whatever her name is?”
“Certainly not of her,” I answered quickly. “She would assist us, if necessary.”
“Why are you so sure of that? She has only been in Paris a week.”
“You know her!” exclaimed His Excellency, unclasping his thin white hands and leaning across his big writing-table—a habit of his when suddenly interested. “Is she a personal friend of yours?”
I hesitated for a moment; then replied in the affirmative.
“Where did you know her?” he inquired quickly, fixing me with that sharp pair of black eyes that shone behind the zone of soft light shed by the green-shaded reading-lamp upon the table. He was sitting in the shadow, his thin, refined face ashen grey, his hair almost white. The one spot of colour was the fine star of Knight Grand Cross of the Bath glittering on the breast of his braided diplomatic uniform. Lord Barmouth, British Ambassador to the French Republic, had just returned from the President’s reception at the Elysée, and had summoned me for consultation.
“Well,” I responded, “I knew her in Rome, among other places.”
“H’m, I thought as much,” he remarked in a dry, dubious tone. “I don’t like her, Ingram—I don’t like her;” and I knew by the impatient snap of the Ambassador’s fingers that something had displeased him.
Contents
- 01Chapter Two.
- 02Chapter Three.
- 03Chapter Four.
- 04Chapter Five.
- 05Chapter Six.
- 06Chapter Seven.
- 07Chapter Eight.
- 08Chapter Nine.
- 09Chapter Ten.
- 10Chapter Eleven.
- 11Chapter Twelve.
- 12Chapter Thirteen.
- 13Chapter Fourteen.
- 14Chapter Fifteen.
- 15Chapter Sixteen.
- 16Chapter Seventeen.
- 17Chapter Eighteen.
- 18Chapter Nineteen.
- 19Chapter Twenty.
- 20Chapter Twenty One.
- 21Chapter Twenty Two.
- 22Chapter Twenty Three.
- 23Chapter Twenty Four.
- 24Chapter Twenty Five.
- 25Chapter Twenty Six.
- 26Chapter Twenty Seven.
- 27Chapter Twenty Eight.
- 28Chapter Twenty Nine.
- 29Chapter Thirty.
- 30Chapter Thirty One.
- 31Chapter Thirty Two.
- 32Chapter Thirty Three.
- 33Chapter Thirty Four.
- 34Chapter Thirty Five.
- 35Chapter Thirty Six.
- 36Chapter Thirty Seven.
About this edition
- Author
- William Le Queux
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 397 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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