The Teeth of the TigerChapter 18 Ars ne I Emperor Op Mauretania
Don Luis ceased. A smile of amusement played round his lips. The recollection of those four minutes seemed to divert him immensely. Valenglay and the Prefect of Police, who were neither of them men to be unduly surprised at courage and coolness, had listened to him, nevertheless, and were now looking at him in bewildered silence. Was it possible for a human being to carry heroism to such unlikely lengths? Meanwhile, he went up to the other side of the chimney and pointed to a larger map,...