Explore "The Purple Fern" by Fergus Hume on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
The announcement of Ackworth was so terrible, and so unexpected, that Clarice could scarcely believe her ears. She knew that Frank Clarke was a rascal and extravagant, that he was selfish and dishonourable, but it never entered her head that he would turn out to be a cold-blooded murderer. No wonder the vicar, who had forgiven much to his prodigal son, had stopped short of finally pardoning such an unmitigated scoundrel.
"He must have known what Frank was," said: Clarice, involuntarily.