The Solitary Cyclist: Part Two by FoogerDoodles, literature
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The Solitary Cyclist: Part Two
Monday morning, I set out early to Waterloo Station, after a good, hearty breakfast, and as to be sure I would be settled by the time the spirited lady appeared on that lonely stretch of road, I caught the early train. At Farnham Station, I had no difficulty procuring directions to Charlington Heath. It was quite impossible to mistake the road which our friend had so helpfully described — a broad, sandy road, that wound between the open heath upon one side, and an aged hedge upon the other. Beyond the hedge were the grounds of Charlington Hall: dense with magnificent poplar trees and beeches. There was a gateway of stone, and along with
The Solitary Cyclist: Chapter One by FoogerDoodles, literature
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The Solitary Cyclist: Chapter One
One Saturday evening, whilst pouring over one of my many note-books, which detail the cases I had worked with Sherringford Basil, I was reminded of another Saturday evening in spring, some years back, when Miss Lillian Violet Wing called upon us a second time for help. Our previous encounter had been when she had fallen victim to a diabolical scheme by her employer's brother — a scheme to frame the lady for the murder of her said employer. As cook of the household, one of the meals had been poisoned, blame naturally fell upon her first; but Basil and I thankfully sorted it out, exposing the true culprit.
Her visit that evening was, as