Excerpt from Section or the Fatal Letter: From the Diary of Inspector Byrnes When we first see him, he has just passed the Brunswick Hotel, and, keeping on the east side of the avenue, is walking northwards. His gait is swift and vigorous, betokening a powerful and healthy physical organization, and a concentrated and capable mind. He is evidently bound on some affair of importance; indeed, when we contem plate the expression of his strong, ruddy, well molded face, we are inclined to hazard the opin ion that only ahairs Of importance ever engage his attention. He is a man whose life is full, earnest and active. He has no time to throw away and yet his time is so ordered that he is never unduly hurried or perplexed. Every year he doesa year's work, and is fresh enough at the end of it to start on a new twelvemonth with undiminished energy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.