登陆注册
4617500000087

第87章

"I think so," Bellamy answered, glancing at the clock. "For my own part, although the information itself is invaluable, I see another and a profounder source of interest in that document. If, indeed, it is what we believe it to be, it amounts to a casus belli.""You mean that you would provoke war?" Prince Rosmaran asked.

Bellamy shrugged his shoulders.

"I," said he, - "I am not even a politician. But, you know, the lookers-on see a good deal of the game, and in my opinion there is only one course open for this country, - to work upon Russia so that she withdraws from any compact she may have entered into with Austria and Germany, to accept Germany's cooperation with Austria in the despoilment of your country as a casus belli, and to declare war at once while our fleet is invincible and our Colonies free from danger."The Prince nodded.

"It is good," he admitted, "to hear man's talk once more. Wherever one moves, people bow the head before the might of Germany and Austria. Let them alone but a little longer, and they will indeed rule Europe."Three o'clock struck. The Prince rose.

"I go," he announced.

"And I," Bellamy declared. "Come to my rooms at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, Prince, and you shall hear the news.

Bellamy lingered behind. For a moment he held Louise in his arms and gazed sorrowfully into her weary face.

"Is it worth while, I wonder?" he asked bitterly.

"Worth while," she answered, opening her eyes and looking at him, "to feel the mother love? Who can help it who would not be ignoble?""But yours, dear," he murmured, "is all grief. Even now I am afraid.""We can do no more than toil to the end," she said. "David, you are sure this time?""I am sure," he replied. "I am going back now to the hotel where Laverick is staying. We are going to sit together and smoke until the morning. Nothing short of an army could storm the hotel. Iwas with them all only an hour ago, - Streuss, that blackguard Lassen, and Adolf Kahn, the police spy. They are beaten men and they know it. They had Laverick, had him by a trick, but I made a dramatic entrance and the game was up.""Telephone me directly you have taken it safely to Downing Street,"she begged.

"I will," he promised.

Bellamy walked from Dover Street to the Strand. The streets were almost brilliant with the cold, hard moonlight. The air seemed curiously keen. Once or twice the fall of his feet upon the pavement was so clear and distinct that he fancied he was being followed and glanced sharply around. He reached the Milan Hotel, however, without adventure, and looked towards the little open space in the hall where he had expected to find Laverick. There was no one there! He stood still for a moment, troubled with a sudden sense of apprehension. The place was deserted except for a couple of sleepy-looking clerks and a small army of cleaners busy with their machines down in the restaurant, moving about like mysterious figures in the dim light.

Bellamy turned back to the hall-porter who had admitted him.

"Do you happen to know what has become of the gentleman whom I was with about an hour ago?" he asked, - "a tall, fair gentleman - Mr.

Laverick his name was?"

The hall-porter recognized Bellamy and touched his hat.

"Why, yes, sir!" he answered with a somewhat mysterious air. "Mr.

Laverick was sitting over there in an easy-chair until about half-an-hour ago. Then two gentle-men arrived in a taxicab and inquired for him. They talked for a little time, and finally Mr.

Laverick went away with them."

Bellamy was puzzled.

"Went away with them?" he repeated. "I don't understand that, Reynolds. He was to have waited here till I returned."The man hesitated.

"It didn't strike me, sir," he said, "that Mr. Laverick was very wishful to go. It seemed as though he hadn't much choice about the matter."Bellamy looked at him keenly.

"Tell me what is in your mind?" he asked.

"Mr. Bellamy, sir," the hall-porter replied, "I knew one of those gentlemen by sight. He was a detective from Scotland Yard, and the one who was with him was a policeman in plain clothes.""Good God!" Bellamy exclaimed. "You think, then, - ""I am afraid there was no doubt about it, sir," the man answered.

"Mr. Laverick was arrested on some charge."

同类推荐
  • Tamburlaine the Great

    Tamburlaine the Great

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 太上老君说消灾经

    太上老君说消灾经

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 父子合集经

    父子合集经

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 妙法决定业障经

    妙法决定业障经

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 散花庵词

    散花庵词

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
热门推荐
  • 说谎的人

    说谎的人

    十五岁的少女卡登丝是辛克莱家族的第一继承者,这是一个世代富足的家庭,她的外公拥有一座私人小岛。每年夏天,大家族的亲人们都会齐聚在这座小岛上。卡登丝与表弟约翰尼、表妹米伦,以及朋友盖特从八岁开始几乎每一个夏天都在这里开心地度过。然而,突然有一天,卡登丝发觉自己陷入了选择性失忆和偏头痛中难以自拔。记忆中缺失的第十五个夏天究竟发生了什么?让一家人都对她三缄其口,让三个亲密无间的小伙伴与她失了联系?她试图拼凑起发生的一切。第十五个夏天一点点清晰,却发现小伙伴们正在远离。《说谎的人》是一个令人伤感惋惜的故事,同时也是单纯阳光的少年们推开成人世界之门的第一声叹息。
  • 审应览

    审应览

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 谋事先谋人

    谋事先谋人

    人人须谋事,事事须谋人。任何事情都是人为和人谋的结果。所以,琢磨事必先琢磨人,谋划事必先谋划人,人为事之本,事为人之谋,要想做成某件事,促成某件事,首先要把有权决断于此事的关键人物抓住,与其拉定关系,套好近乎,打通关节,这样,所谋之事方可迎刃而解。
  • 有匪(赵丽颖、王一博主演《有翡》原著)

    有匪(赵丽颖、王一博主演《有翡》原著)

    赵丽颖、王一博主演电视剧《有翡》原著小说。晋江超200亿积分、大神级作家Priest古言小说扛鼎之作,豆瓣年度读书榜单推荐作品。每个人心中都有一个江湖,每个江湖中,都有一段动人心魄的爱情。Priest以犀利的笔锋,写出了她心中那个波澜诡谲的江湖,又用柔软的笔触,描绘出了周翡与谢允之间那段跨越了生与死的爱情传奇。
  • 书中异闻录之薄命录

    书中异闻录之薄命录

    盛世需要美人点缀乱世需要美人顶罪你能否忍受,求而不得,爱而不得,含恨而死,家破人亡,挚爱殒命……自古红颜多薄命,惊鸿一瞥注定不能拥有温柔岁月世界一:折枝梨花(收录完成)世界二:浮生现(正在收录)
  • 盛世谋臣

    盛世谋臣

    前世,她是相门之女,一朝沦落家破人亡。满腔才情只付秦楼楚馆。今生,她为复仇而来,红妆褪尽仇恨深埋,似海深仇誓要改天换日。曾经,她是一代奇女,风华万千才艺无双,一把烈火焚尽,只留千秋艳骨。如今,她是绝世奇才,运筹帷幄决胜千里,一袭青衫风流,成就万古贤名。她是相门孤女顾云歌,她是侯门嫡女沐清漪,也是一代奇才顾流云,她是一代名妓,她是乱臣贼子,她也是一代名相。这是一个相门孤女到开国名相的奋斗之路,这是一个弱势皇子到一代圣君的争霸传奇!语言版简介:——“害我顾氏,诛我父祖,辱我亲兄。我顾云歌不杀慕容煜誓不为人!”——“纵然与天下为敌,本王当于云歌同赴生死。”——“云歌既入朝堂,终生不入后宫”——“卿所愿,亦朕之愿。”倾云始皇,永不立后,永不纳妃。
  • 洪荒之绝代魔祖

    洪荒之绝代魔祖

    修无上祖魔躯,炼不灭神魔魂,踏碎万古苍穹,亘古宇内称魔祖。欢迎各位道友前来观望。书友群:861298250
  • 重生之望妻成瘾

    重生之望妻成瘾

    本文女王、培养男主从弱到强,讲述的是孤院长大的沈辉与女总裁商明美之间的爱恨情仇沈辉从小就知道生活艰辛,孤儿院教会他什么是世态炎凉,没有用的孩子可能连吃饱都是奢求;跟了陈三使他明白,什么方式不重要,达到目的才最重要的;而与老头在一起的日子,他又单纯了很多,他最知道人情冷暖,却又不懂人情世故;不同的人与环境给了他不同的思考,他懵懂中知道有些是对的,有些是不对的,但究竟要怎样判定,他又糊涂,这是19岁的沈辉对看不到未来的担忧与无助。
  • 钱多多嫁人记

    钱多多嫁人记

    她从小好好学习、天天向上是为了什么?经历黑色七月挣扎到一流大学是为了什么?好不容易一路拼杀进了现在的公司,肉搏战似的腥风血雨做到现在这个职位又是为了什么?钱多多年近三十,已经是跨国公司最年轻的市场部高级经理,但是在升任总监的最后关头被海外空降来的管理培训生许飞抢走这一职位,事业上遭遇瓶颈……
  • 修真十书武夷集

    修真十书武夷集

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。