Chapter I: Front Matter

THE WOLVES
AND THE LAMB

A complete list of the books by J. S. Fletcher already published may
be found at the back of this volume.

THE WOLVES
AND THE LAMB

BY
J. S. FLETCHER

NEW YORK
ALFRED · A · KNOPF
MCMXXV

COPYRIGHT, 1925, BY ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC. ·
PUBLISHED, JANUARY, 1925 · SET UP, ELECTROTYPED
AND PRINTED BY THE VAIL-BALLOU PRESS,
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MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

I THE WOLVES, 9

II THE LAMB, 17

III A DEAD MAN’S ORDERS, 25

IV “HE WILL BE JUST IN TIME!” 33

V THE INITIAL PACES, 41

VI MRS. WALSINGHAM AT HOME, 50

VII CARSDALE’S CAREFULNESS, 59

VIII A PLEDGE REDEEMED, 67

IX PLAIN SPEECH, 75

X NEWS FOR MRS. WALSINGHAM, 83

XI UNFORESEEN, 91

XII MR. CARSDALE’S CHAMBERS, 99

XIII THE BOND STREET JEWELLER, 107

XIV BURGOYNE STARTS A NEW TRAIL, 115

XV MRS. WALSINGHAM ADMITS, 123

XVI CONSPIRATORS, 131

XVII A STUDENT OF PROBLEMS, 139

XVIII BLAIR’S THIRD NOTION, 147

XIX THE MAN AT THE THEATRE DOOR, 156

XX MR. CARSDALE IS CONFRONTED, 165

XXI A WEAVING OF WEBS, 173

XXII A COUNCIL OF WAR, 181

XXIII THE EVE OF THE BATTLE, 189

XXIV MISS GUYNER INTERVENES, 197

XXV THE BLANK CHEQUE, 205

XXVI EVERY WOMAN FOR HERSELF, 213

XXVII PLAIN TRUTH, 221

XXVIII A QUESTION OF ACCOUNT, 229

XXIX THE SILENT TENANT, 237

XXX BURGOYNE FACES THE MUSIC, 246

XXXI WAS IT MURDER? 254

XXXII SLEUTH HOUNDS, 262

XXXIII SANCTUARY, 270

XXXIV KNIGHT-ERRANT, 277

XXXV FOR SYLVIE’S SAKE, 285

XXXVI INSPECTOR SKARRATT INVESTIGATES, 293

XXXVII THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR, 301

XXXVIII SALVING A FORTUNE, 309

THE WOLVES AND THE LAMB