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The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love
The narrative centers around Gordon Gregg, a British Consul acting temporarily in Leghorn, Italy, who becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue following an incident involving a yacht named the "Lola" and its enigmatic owner, Philip Hornby.
"The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love" by William Le Queux is a novel. The narrative centers around Gordon Gregg, a British Consul acting temporarily in Leghorn, Italy, who becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue following an incident involving a yacht named the "Lola" and its enigmatic owner, Philip Hornby.
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"There was a mysterious affair last night, signore."
"Oh!" I exclaimed. "Anything that interests us?"
"Yes, signore," replied the tall, thin Italian Consular-clerk, speaking with a strong accent. "An English steam yacht ran aground on the Meloria about ten miles out, and was discovered by a fishing-boat who brought the news to harbor. The Admiral sent out two torpedo-boats, which managed after a lot of difficulty to bring in the yacht safely, but the Captain of the Port has a suspicion that the crew were trying to make away with the vessel."
The faithful Francesco, whose English had mostly been acquired from sea-faring men, and was not the choicest vocabulary, nodded, and, true Tuscan that he was, placed his finger upon his closed lips, indicative of silence.
"Sounds curious," I remarked. "Since the Consul went away on leave things seem to have been humming—two stabbing affrays, eight drunken seamen locked up, a mutiny on a tramp steamer, and now a yacht being cast away—a fairly decent list! And yet some stay-at-home people complain that British consuls are only paid to be ornamental! They should spend a week here, at Leghorn, and they'd soon alter their opinion."
Contents
- 01Chapter I
- 02His Britannic Majesty's Service
- 03Chapter II
- 04Why the Safe Was Opened
- 05Chapter III
- 06The House "Over the Water"
- 07Chapter IV
- 08In Which the Mystery Increases
- 09Chapter V
- 10Contains Certain Confidences
- 11Chapter VI
- 12The Gathering of the Clouds
- 13Chapter VII
- 14Contains a Surprise
- 15Chapter VIII
- 16Life's Counter-Claim
- 17Chapter IX
- 18Strange Disclosures Are Made
- 19Chapter X
- 20I Show My Hand
- 21Chapter XI
- 22The Castle of the Terror
- 23Chapter XII
- 24"The Strangler"
- 25Chapter XIII
- 26A Double Game and Its Consequences
- 27Chapter XIV
- 28Her Highness Is Inquisitive
- 29Chapter XV
- 30Just Off the Strand
- 31Chapter XVI
- 32Marked Men
- 33Chapter XVII
- 34The Truth About the "Lola"
- 35Chapter XVIII
- 36Contains Elma's Story
- 37Conclusion
About this edition
- Author
- William Le Queux
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Intermediate: some philosophy helps
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 464 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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