Russell Thorndyke

Doctor Syn Russell Thorndyke

Book Excerpt: ...od tea. When shall I knock into your skull that tea's a luxury--a drink wot's only meant for swells? Perhaps you don't know what a power of money tea costs!""Come, now," giggled the landlady, "not to us, Mister Mipps. Not the way we gets it.""I don't know what you means," snapped the wary sexton. "But I do wish as how you'd practise a-keepin' your mouth shut, for if you opens it much more that waggin' tongue of yours'll get us all the rope.""Whatever is the matter?" whimpered the landlady."Will you do as I tell you?" shrieked the sexton."0h, Lord!" cried Mrs. Waggetts, dropping the precious teapot in her agitation and running out of the back door toward the school. Mipps picked up the teapot and put it on the table; then lighting his short clay pipe he waited by the window. In the bar sat Denis Cobtree, making little progress with a Latin book that was spread open on his knee. From the other side of the counter Imogene was watching him. She was a tall, sli...