The Great Train Robbery by Micheal Cricthon

Author:Micheal Cricthon [Micheal Cricthon]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-01-26T22:28:36+00:00

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buttoning up his trousers. He walked toward the steps.

"Sixty-four," Pierce said, and flicked his watch. The guard took up his post at the stairs. After a moment, he began humming to himself, very softly, and it was awhile until Pierce realized it was "Molly Malone."

Chapter 26

Crossing the Mary Blaine Scrob

"The distinction between base avarice and honest ambition may be exceeding fine," warned the Reverend Noel Blackwell in his 1853 treatise, On the Moral Improvement of the Human Race. No one knew the truth of his words better than Pierce, who arranged his next meeting at the Casino de Venise, on Windmill Street. This was a large and lively dance hall, brightly lit by myriad gas lamps. Young men spun and wheeled girls colorfully dressed and gay in their manner. Indeed, the total impression was one of fashionable splendor, which belied a reputation as a wicked and notorious place of assignation for whores and their clientele.

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