Category: Historical Novels
I. THE WAITING BOAT 5 II. MARTIN AT HOME 8 III. THE ASSAULT 13 IV. MARTIN LOSES HIS JOB 16 V. THE NOISE IN THE NIGHT 22 VI. MARTIN’S PASSENGER 28 VII. A BLOW IN THE DARK 33 VIII. THE FACE AT THE WINDOW 39 IX. AN ADVENTURE IN PUDDING LANE 44 X. A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR 48 XI. MR. S...
I. THE WAITING BOAT 5 II. MARTIN AT HOME 8 III. THE ASSAULT 13 IV. MARTIN LOSES HIS JOB 16 V. THE NOISE IN THE NIGHT 22 VI. MARTIN’S PASSENGER 28 VII. A BLOW IN THE DARK 33 VIII...
2. Part 2The ’prentice went into Mr. Slocum’s office, and, returning in a few moments, bade the visitor, not too politely, to follow him. The door of the office was closed behind him.
3. Part 3How long he remained thus he never knew. When he came to himself, conscious of a stiff back and an aching head, and raised himself, he found that he was alone in the boat, which...
4. Part 4Martin was relieved; it seemed that there was to be no further attack on the Frenchman’s room. But he was also puzzled. Who was the man? Why should anyone come in the dead of ni...
5. Part 5Martin visited his regular customers as usual, then rowed on to the Portugal vessel, which lay some distance from the other ships, and was the last for that morning’s delivery.
6. Part 6While he was thinking over the problem so suddenly thrust upon him, he had been paddling gently, but the swift-flowing tide had already borne the boat a good distance up the riv...
7. Part 7On and on he ran, his excitement growing with every step he took. At the corner of Gracechurch Street the meeting streams of people made so dense a block that for a while his pr...
8. Part 8They were near the end of the lane, and the man’s words were heard and taken up by the crowd in Cheapside. A number of roughs surged towards them, and the accuser, finding himse...
9. Part 9Martin had risen at their entrance, and stood facing them, his heart beating rather quickly and his cheeks flushing as he listened to this frank discussion of his fate. He was n...
10. Part 10Unused to the handling of so clumsy an implement, the boys were unable to prevent its end from glancing off the slimy timber, and it plunged with a splash into the water. But th...
11. Part 11“You and your long words!” he said. “That there vessel ain’t a Portugal ship; she’s English from stem to stern; don’t I know? You’re neglecting of your duty, master officer, and...
12. Part 12Martin allowed himself to be restrained. A knot of spectators had gathered, and stared up at the burning house. The flames were spreading from the roof downwards. Smoke was pour...