![]() ![]() Even his eyelids drooped, heavy from the passage of time.įear hooked through him, cold and sharp. Deep grooves cut into the sides of his mouth. ![]() He remained a fit man, a handsome man, but the skin beneath his jaw sagged. He loathed old age almost as much: that long, vile decline into helplessness halted only by the final breath, falling like a guillotine blade.Īnd yet his reflection in the mirror made it increasingly difficult to tell himself that he was still a young man. Of his death, to be precise-others could die as they wished. But more importantly, he despised the idea of death. ![]() Had anyone told the Honorable Harrington Sackville that the investigation into his death would make the name Sherlock Holmes known throughout the land, Mr. ***This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected copy proof*** ![]()
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