He was such a sap where this woman was concerned. “I’ll start bawling like a watering pot if you do.” His hand looked big and clumsy against her delicate cheek. “I’ve never seen anyone work as hard as you.” “Don’t be nice to me,” she said. “Thank you for everything, Zack.” “You deserve it,” he said bluntly. You know I will.” She must have believed him, because she relented and accepted the gift. “If you don’t take it, I’ll throw it in the lake. She still looked hesitant, which was insane because he knew she craved that diamond powder like a drowning man craved a life raft. What would I do with diamond powder?” He tried to sound light-hearted, as if this glorious woman had not just trampled on the dreams he had been building for three years. It looked as if she was about to cry as she pulled the drawstrings closed. I heard you were in short supply, and Caleb Magruder has a mill that can produce it.” Her eyes widened in surprise, and she peeked inside. “Zack, I don’t want any gifts.” He picked up her hand and pressed it into her palm. “You will want this,” he said as he extended the sack to her. “Please, no basket of fish on his desk.” “Trust me, I’ll be far more creative if he hurts you.” The diamond powder weighed in his hands. “If Colonel Lowe doesn’t treat you like a goddess, he’ll have me to answer to,” he said gruffly.
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He first wrote a mystery novel titled Le mystère de la chambre jaune (1908 English title: The Mystery of the Yellow Room), starring the amateur detective Joseph Rouletabille. In 1919, he and Arthur Bernède formed their own film company, Société des Cinéromans, publishing novels and turning them into films. He left journalism in 1907 and began writing fiction. The basement contained a cell that held prisoners of the Paris Commune. He was present at, and covered, the 1905 Russian Revolution.Īnother case at which he was present involved the investigation and in-depth coverage of the former Paris Opera (presently housing the Paris Ballet). His most important journalism came when he began working as an international correspondent for the Paris newspaper Le Matin. In 1890, he began working as a court reporter and theater critic for L'Écho de Paris. He inherited millions of francs and lived wildly until he nearly reached bankruptcy. After schooling in Normandy, he moved to Paris, where he completed his studies in law in 1889. Leroux was born in Paris in 1868 and died in 1927 in Nice. |