Quotation from: The Secret Agent

Written by: Joseph Conrad


Mrs Verloc simply turned her face from right to left in sign of negation.
A languid, baffling silence reigned in the shop. Chief Inspector Heat
felt provoked beyond endurance.


"There was another small matter," he began in a detached tone, "which I
wanted to speak to your husband about. There came into our hands
a--a--what we believe is--a stolen overcoat."


Mrs Verloc, with her mind specially aware of thieves that evening,
touched lightly the bosom of her dress.

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