by
William Wymark Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
Mr. George Henshaw let himself in at the front door, and stood for some time wiping his boots on the mat. The little house was ominously still, and a faint feeling, only partially due to the lapse of time since breakfast, manifested itself behind his waistcoat. He coughed – a matter- of-fact cough – and, with an attempt to hum a tune, hung his hat on the peg and entered the kitchen.