Read "The Mysterious Three" by William le Queux online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
Slowly I realised that Paulton was bending over me, holding me down.
The Baronne de Coudron, upon the opposite side of the bed, had her thin, strong sinewy hands upon my throat. Beside the gas-jet a yard or two away, Faulkner stood with his hand still holding the little chain he had pulled in order to turn on the light.