The Hand of Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer
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Title: The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor
Author: Sax Rohmer
Release Date: March 10, 2006 [eBook #17959]
Language: English
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THE HAND OF FU-MANCHU
Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor
by
SAX ROHMER
CHAPTER I
THE TRAVELER FROM TIBET
"Who's there?" I called sharply.
I turned and looked across the room. The window had been widely opened when I entered, and a faint fog haze hung in the apartment, seeming to veil the light of the shaded lamp. I watched the closed door intently, expecting every moment to see the knob turn. But nothing happened.
"Who's there?" I cried again, and, crossing the room, I threw open the door.
The long corridor without, lighted only by one inhospitable lamp at a remote end, showed choked and yellowed with this same fog so characteristic of London in November. But nothing moved to right nor le