Read "The Kingdom of the Blind" by E. Phillips Oppenheim online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
At about half-past ten that evening, Granet suddenly threw down his cue in the middle of a game of billiards, and stood, for a moment, in a listening attitude.
"Jove, I believe that's an airship! " he exclaimed, and hurried out of the room.