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The King of Diamonds
Louis Tracy
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But the greengrocer intervened.
"You're a sharp lad," he guffawed. "D'ye want a job?"
"No," was the short reply. "I want something to eat."
"Dash my buttons, an' you're a likely sort of kid to get it, too. In you go. I'll pay the bill. Lord lumme, it'll do me good to see you."
"Mr. Judd, are you mad?" demanded his neighbor, whose breath had returned to him.
"Not a bit of it. The bloomin' kid can't get through a bob's worth if he bursts himself. 'Ere, I'll bet you two bob 'e pays up."
"Done! Walk in, sir. Wot'll you be pleased to 'ave, sir?"
Philip's indignation at the restaurant keeper's sarcasm yielded to his wish to see him annihilated later in the day. Moreover, the sausages really smelt excellently, and he was now ravenous. He entered the shop, and gave his orders with a quiet dignity that astounded the proprietor and hugely delighted the greengrocer, who, in the interv. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
I had put off this 1904 Mysteries Challenge entry because, frankly, the Goodreads description made it sound just so-so. I'm happy to say what I read is so so much better than that description. In the beginning, Philip Anson's mother is dying from the effects of poverty. The family had once been affl
A really good read
The descriptions made it very easy to picture the characters and places. Certainly makes you wonder what happens next? Thanks
Encouraging
I would describe this story as "sweet". It is good to see the main character so giving and forgiving as was Philip Anson. The story is a little too male oriented and the language is archaic for me to say it was a wonderful read. However, it was a good enough to read completely.
Not one of my Louis Tracy favorites, but it was a good enough read. It had adventure and bad guys and just a bit of romance.
This book started off sooooo good. What more could a reader want? A newly orphaned 15 year old boy is so destitute that he has to borrow the rope with which he plans his suicide. But seconds before he succeeds, the raging storm outside intensifies and a fiery meteor crashes in the mews outside his w