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The Chilean Mystery
Gaylon Barrow
其他書名
The World Is a Dangerous Place, Not Because of Those Who Do Evil, But Because of Those Who Look on and Do Nothing .
出版CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010-02-17
主題Fiction / Mystery & Detective / GeneralFiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional
ISBN14505993629781450599368
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=j5t2RAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋"If by any chance no word shall reach you from me within the space of twenty-one years, day for day from this 8th of August, you may regard it as complete evidence of my death, and in that case I bequeath to your children, should you at that time have any living, or failing them to such members of my father's family as may then be alive, the entire amount of my fortune, with all interests and accumulations which may have become added thereto."That this extraordinary trust will occasion you some little surprise I do not doubt, but from what I know of your character, I feel certain that not only will you accept the charge, but that you will guard my interests as you would your own."Were it not that I consider it my duty to remain in this country until these troubles are over past, I should certainly come home to guard my fortune personally. But such a thing being, for the present, impossible, I have, I believe, by placing it in your hands, done both what is wisest and best to secure its safety."One earnest piece of advice I would entreat you to remember. For the reason that I am successful, I have made many enemies here, who would not scruple to employ any means, however base, to bring about my ruin. I beg and implore, therefore, that you will pay no attention whatsoever to any person, male or female, who may approach you in my name, either by letter or otherwise, with the following exception."Should it be necessary for me to communicate with you, either personally or by messenger, you will do nothing, listen to no proposals, or even hint that you know anything of my existence or my fortune, until you have in your hand the following authority."Having carefully considered the matter in all its bearings, I have arrived at the conclusion that there is only one thing absolutely and wholly unforgettable and unmatchable within my reach, and that is, the tear in anordinary sheet of paper.