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The House Opposite

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CHAPTER I PAGE
THROUGH MY NEIGHBOUR'S WINDOWS 1

CHAPTER II
I AM INVOLVED IN THE CASE 7

CHAPTER III
A CORONER'S INQUEST 25

CHAPTER IV
UNWILLING WITNESSES 36

CHAPTER V
MRS. ATKINS HOLDS SOMETHING BACK 49

CHAPTER VI
A LETTER AND ITS ANSWER 66

CHAPTER VII
MR. MERRITT INSTRUCTS ME 72

CHAPTER VIII
AN IDENTIFICATION 93

CHAPTER IX
I INSTRUCT MR. MERRITT 107

CHAPTER X
THE MISSING HAT 129

CHAPTER XI
MADAME ARGOT'S MAD HUSBAND 148

CHAPTER XII
A PROFESSIONAL VISIT OUT OF TOWN 160

CHAPTER XIII
MR. AND MRS. ATKINS AT HOME 179

CHAPTER XIV
MY HYSTERICAL PATIENT 198

CHAPTER XV
A SUDDEN FLIGHT 208

CHAPTER XVI
THAT TACTLESS DETECTIVE 220

CHAPTER XVII
ONE WOMAN EXONERATED 231

CHAPTER XVIII
THE TRUTH OF THE WHOLE MATTER 249




THE HOUSE OPPOSITE




CHAPTER I

THROUGH MY NEIGHBOUR'S WINDOWS


What I am about to relate occurred but a few years ago--in the summer
of '99, in fact. You may remember that the heat that year was something
fearful. Even old New Yorkers, inured by the sufferings of many summers,
were overcome by it, and everyone who could, fled from the city. On
the particular August day when this story begins, the temperature had
been even more unbearable than usual, and approaching night brought
no perceptible relief. After dining with Burton (a young doctor like
myself), we spent the evening wandering about town trying to discover
a cool spot.
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