The Silent House
By Fergus Hume
23 Sep, 2019
BookExtract: Lucian Denzil was a briefless barrister, who so far departed from the traditions of his brethren of the long robe as not to dwell within the purlieus of the Temple. For certain private reasons, not unconnected with the economy, he occupi
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BookExtract: Lucian Denzil was a briefless barrister, who so far departed from the traditions of his brethren of the long robe as not to dwell within the purlieus of the Temple. For certain private reasons, not unconnected with the economy, he occupied rooms in Geneva Square, Pimlico; and, for the purposes of his profession, repaired daily, from ten to four to Serjeant's Inn, where he shared an office with a friend equally briefless and poor. Less