A question of trust by Victor Canning Summary Horace Danby had a good reputation in the society. He was about fifty and unmarried. He made locks and had two helpers. He loved rare and expensive books. Horace robbed a safe every year to find money for purchasing the books. He was now out on committing another robbery. For two weeks Horace had studied the house of Shotover Grange. Horace Danby entered the house through the kitchen . there was a flowerpot in the drawing room. Horace was allergic to dust and pollen from flowers ; he started sneezing. Then he heard a voice. The voice told him that he could cure the sneeze. It was the voice of a woman. She stood in the doorway. She was young and pretty. His first thought was to run. The lady told him that she would telephone the police. She would tell them about him. Horace Danby told her to let him go and forget she ever saw him. The lady put one condition for letting Horace go. She told him that she had promise...
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