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The Battling Prophet. Arthur W. Upfield
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isbn 9781922384225
Автор произведения Arthur W. Upfield
Жанр Ужасы и Мистика
Серия Inspector Bonaparte Mysteries
Издательство Ingram
“Who ran the estate?” asked Bony.
“Feller by name of Sinclair. He still manages it. Employs four men. Him and his wife lives at the back of the station, and the men live in a hut. Ben always said Sinclair made the place pay. Couldn’t do aught else, what with the price rise of wool and fat lambs.”
“Have you any idea of what Mount Mario might be worth today?”
“Near enough,” answered Bony’s host. “Last year Ben was offered one-fifty thousand pounds, walk-out walk-in basis.”
“Did he own much beside the property—investments, other property?”
“That I couldn’t say,” slowly replied Mr. Luton. “He did tell me he had some securities in that chest down below.”
“Down below? The cellar you mentioned?”
“Yes. You want to look?”
“Certainly.”
“All right. We’ll go down. Know anything about locks?”
“One can do much with a piece of fencing wire. I remember seeing some by your back fence. I’ll obtain . . .”
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