The Dynamiter
Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson |
Publisher | : BEYOND BOOKS HUB |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2023-08-29 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book excerpt: and at a brisk pace to the door of a quiet establishment in Rupert Street, Soho. The entrance was adorned with one of those gigantic Highlanders of wood which have almost risen to the standing of antiquities; and across the window-glass, which sheltered the usual display of pipes, tobacco, and cigars, there ran the gilded legend: ‘Bohemian Cigar Divan, by T. Godall.’ The interior of the shop was small, but commodious and ornate; the salesman grave, smiling, and urbane; and the two young men, each puffing a select regalia, had soon taken their places on a sofa of mouse-coloured plush and proceeded to exchange their stories....FROM THE BOOKS.