Excerpt from The Clue of the Twisted Candle He passed under the thatched porch, and stood for a moment in the broad hallway as he stripped off his drenched mackintosh. The hall was in darkness. Grace would prob ably be changing for dinner, and he decided that he would not disturb her in his present mood. He passed through the long passage which led to the big study at the back of the house. A fire burnt redly in the old-fashioned grate, and the snug com fort of the room brought a sense of ease and relief. He changed his shoes, and lit the table lamp. 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.