Explore "Murder Runs in the Family" by Hulbert Footner on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
Presently Tony was sent for to confer with his associates in the board-room. The meeting lasted some time. Lance made occasion to walk through the hall two or three times. He heard stormy voices around the big table, but they were pitched too low for him to distinguish any words.
When Tony returned to his own office he said, in the sneering voice that was habitual with him: "My respected partners are of the opinion that if you are going to remain here you ought to know something about the business. They have, therefore, ordered a workman called Jess Tillett to show you about and explain everything.