Margery Allingham

In common with many Christians of the classic type he felt sincerely safer and more at ease when he had read more

In common with many Christians of the classic type he felt sincerely safer and more at ease when he had given away all he had, like a man passing a ball in a game.

Chemists employed by the police can do remarkable things with blood. They can weave it into a rope to hang read more

Chemists employed by the police can do remarkable things with blood. They can weave it into a rope to hang a man.

If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance

If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities one can at least be a nuisance

Chemists employed by the police can do remarkable things with blood. They can find it in shreds of cloth, in read more

Chemists employed by the police can do remarkable things with blood. They can find it in shreds of cloth, in the interstices of floor boards, on the iron of a heel, and can measure it and swear to it and weave it into a rope to hang a man.

When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the read more

When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us.