37

The Gossip in Gavrillac

By Rafael Sabatini

The simple folk of Brittany know what it means when a nobleman calls himself godfather to an unknown infant.

38

An Eye for Detail

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes turns to his brother for help when the case of a missing Greek proves unexpectedly troublesome.

39

A Woman of Spirit

By Anne Brontë

Alice was given a choice between her carriage and lady’s maid on the one hand, and Richard Grey on the other.

40

What the Signalman Saw

By Charles Dickens

The guardian of a lonely signalbox recounts a truly haunting experience.

41

The Missing Stair

By Robert Louis Stevenson

David Balfour hopes his crusty uncle Ebenezer is beginning to soften towards him.

42

Recognition

By John Buchan

Just as Richard Hannay was steeling himself to report failure in the hunt for a German agent, a stranger’s eye caught his own.