The Beetle: A Mystery
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Chapter 1 OUTSIDE
Chapter 2 INSIDE
Chapter 3 THE MAN IN THE BED
Chapter 4 A LONELY VIGIL
Chapter 5 AN INSTRUCTION TO COMMIT BURGLARY
Chapter 6 A SINGULAR FELONY
Chapter 7 THE GREAT PAUL LESSINGHAM
Chapter 8 THE MAN IN THE STREET
Chapter 9 THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKET
Chapter 10 REJECTED
Chapter 11 A MIDNIGHT EPISODE
Chapter 12 A MORNING VISITOR
Chapter 13 THE PICTURE
Chapter 14 THE DUCHESS' BALL
Chapter 15 MR LESSINGHAM SPEAKS
Chapter 16 ATHERTON'S MAGIC VAPOUR
Chapter 17 MAGIC -OR MIRACLE
Chapter 18 THE APOTHEOSIS OF THE BEETLE
Chapter 19 THE LADY RAGES
Chapter 20 A HEAVY FATHER
Chapter 21 THE TERROR IN THE NIGHT
Chapter 22 THE HAUNTED MAN
Chapter 23 THE WAY HE TOLD HER
Chapter 24 THE MAN IN THE STREET 24
Chapter 25 A FATHER'S NO
Chapter 26 THE TERROR BY NIGHT
Chapter 27 THE STRANGE STORY OF THE MAN IN THE STREET
Chapter 28 THE HOUSE ON THE ROAD FROM THE WORKHOUSE
Chapter 29 THE SINGULAR BEHAVIOUR OF MR HOLT
Chapter 30 THE TERROR BY DAY
Chapter 31 A NEW CLIENT
Chapter 32 WHAT CAME OF LOOKING THROUGH A LATTICE
Chapter 33 AFTER TWENTY YEARS
Chapter 34 A BRINGER OF TIDINGS
Chapter 35 WHAT THE TIDINGS WERE
Chapter 36 WHAT WAS HIDDEN UNDER THE FLOOR
Chapter 37 THE REST OF THE FIND
Chapter 38 MISS LOUISA COLEMAN
Chapter 39 WHAT MISS COLEMAN SAW THROUGH THE WINDOW
Chapter 40 THE CONSTABLE,-HIS CLUE,-AND THE CAB
Chapter 41 THE QUARRY DOUBLES
Chapter 42 THE MURDER AT MRS 'ENDERSON'S
Chapter 43 THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED
Chapter 44 ALL THAT MRS 'ENDERSON KNEW
Chapter 45 THE SUDDEN STOPPING
Chapter 46 THE CONTENTS OF THE THIRD-CLASS CARRIAGE
Chapter 47 THE CONCLUSION OF THE MATTER
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Chapter 31 A NEW CLIENT

On the afternoon of Friday, June 2, 18-, I was entering in my case-book some memoranda having reference to the very curious matter of the Duchess of Datchet's Deed-box. It was about two o'clock. Andrews came in and laid a card upon my desk. On it was inscribed 'Mr Paul Lessingham.'

'Show Mr Lessingham in.'

Andrews showed him in. I was, of cou

             
            

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