Clouds of Witness

DOROTHY L. SAYERS

Copyright 1927 by The Dial Press, Inc. This edition contains the complete text of the original book.

THE SOLUTION OF
THE RIDDLESDALE MYSTERY
WITH
A REPORT
OF THE TRIAL OF
THE DUKE OF DENVER
BEFORE THE HOUSE OF LORDS
FOR
MURDER

The inimitable stories of Tong-king never have any real ending, and this one, being in his most elevated style, has even less end than most of them. But the whole narrative is permeated with the odour of joss-sticks and honourable high-mindedness, and the two characters are both of noble birth.

THE WALLET OF KAI-LUNG

CONTENTS

I.["Of His Malice Aforethought"]
II.[The Green-Eyed Cat]
III.[Mudstains and Bloodstains]
IV.[—And His Daughter, Much-Afraid]
V.[The Rue St. Honoré and the Rue de la Paix]
VI.[Mary Quite Contrary]
VII.[The Club and the Bullet]
VIII.[Mr. Parker Takes Notes]
IX.[Goyles]
X.[Nothing Abides at the Noon]
XI.[Meribah]
XII.[The Alibi]
XIII.[Manon]
XIV.[The Edge of the Axe Towards Him]
XV.[Bar Falling]
XVI.[The Second String]
XVII.[The Eloquent Dead]
XVIII.[The Speech for the Defense]
XIX.[Who Goes Home?]

Clouds OF Witness