Overview
It was nearly nine o'clock. The noisy little clock on the mantelpiece announced the fact, and, by its frantic ticking, seemed as anxious as I to get the consultation hours over. I glanced wistfully at my mud-splashed boots and wondered if I might yet venture to assume the slippers that peeped coyly from under the shabby sofa. I even allowed my thoughts to wander to the pipe that reposed in my coat pocket. Another minute and I could turn down the surgery gas and shut the outer door. The fussy little clock gave a sort of preliminary cough or hiccup, as if it should say: "Ahem! ladies and gentlemen, I am about to strike." And at that moment, the bottle-boy opened the door and, thrusting in his head, uttered the one word: "Gentleman."
- | Author: R. Austin Freeman
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Jan 27, 2015
- | Number of Pages: 124 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1507755600
- | ISBN-13: 9781507755600
