Bulldog Drummond
Bulldog Drummond by H. C. McNeile, available in Auren as a public-domain ebook in the United States.
Opening
In the month of December 1918, and on the very day that a British Cavalry Division marched into Cologne, with flags flying and bands playing as the conquerors of a beaten nation, the manager of the Hôtel Nationale in Berne received a letter. Its contents appeared to puzzle him somewhat, for having read it twice he rang the bell on his desk to summon his secretary. Almost immediately the door opened, and a young French girl came into the room.
“Monsieur rang?” She stood in front of the manager’s desk, awaiting instructions.
“Have we ever had staying in the hotel a man called le Comte de Guy?” He leaned back in his chair and looked at her through his pince-nez.
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