The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume (autobiographies to read txt) π
My mind made up on this point, I enquired of a leading Melbournebookseller what style of book he sold most of He replied that thedetective stories of Gaboriau had a large sale; and as, at this time, Ihad never even heard of this author, I bought all his works--eleven orthereabouts--and read them carefully. The style of these storiesattracted me, and I determined to write a book of the same class;containing a mystery, a murder, and a description of low life inMelbourne. This was the origin of the "Cab." The central idea i.e. themurder in a cab--came to me while driving at a late hour to St. Kilda,a suburb of Melbourne; but it took some time and much thought to workit out to a logical conclusion. I was two months sketching outthe skeleton of the novel, but even so, when I had written it, theresult proved unsatisfactory, for I found I had not sufficiently wellconcealed the mystery upon wh
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βGood-bye,β she murmured, softly. βGood-bye for ever.β
βYou do not regret?β he said, bending his head.
βRegret, no,β she answered, looking at him with loving eyes.
βWith you by my side, I fear nothing. Surely our hearts have been tried in the furnace of affliction, and our love has been chastened and purified.β
βWe are sure of nothing in this world,β replied Brian, with a sigh. βBut after all the sorrow and grief of the past, let us hope that the future will be peace.β
βPeace!β
A white-winged sea-gull rose suddenly from the crimson waters, and circled rapidly in the air above them.
βA happy omen,β she said, looking up fondly to the grave face of her husband, βfor your life and for mine.β
He bent down and kissed her.
The great steamer moved slowly out to sea, and as they stood on the deck, hand clasped in hand, with the fresh salt breeze blowing keenly in their faces, it bore them away into the placid beauty of the coming night, towards the old world and the new life.
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