Chapter 15

Cries of anger and dismay greeted this announcement, though the anger was entirely directed against the author of the letter. "But, really----" stammered Mr. Lewisham, plucking nervously at his collar. "You have behaved like an hysterical schoolgirl, sir," snapped Blackton. "You have jeopardised the success of my entire plan, and apart altogether from the sending of this letter you have shown yourself to be totally unfitted to be mixed up in an affair of this description. Even if the police did treat it as a stupi…