Against the Brotherhood
““Good morning, good sir,” he said in terrible German as he came the rest of the way down the stairs, the robe whispering around his ankles. Where, I wondered, had Edmund Sutton come up with it, and on such short notice? Mycroft Holmes’ face was slightly darkened and his brows had been blackened; his turban successfully concealed his graying hair.
With Herr Dortmunder standing in the parlor, I had to bluster my way through. “To you it may be,” I declared in English, and then repeated it in G...erman far better than his had been.
“You are not German?” asked Mycroft Holmes, still using his ludicrous accent.
“English,” I declared, feeling at once very foolish and in extreme danger. I must make no slip now, I realized, for it would put us both into the hands of the Brotherhood, and I had firsthand knowledge of the consequences of such a calamity.
“And you are in Bavaria? You are a traveler, as I am.”MoreLess
With Herr Dortmunder standing in the parlor, I had to bluster my way through. “To you it may be,” I declared in English, and then repeated it in G...erman far better than his had been.
“You are not German?” asked Mycroft Holmes, still using his ludicrous accent.
“English,” I declared, feeling at once very foolish and in extreme danger. I must make no slip now, I realized, for it would put us both into the hands of the Brotherhood, and I had firsthand knowledge of the consequences of such a calamity.
“And you are in Bavaria? You are a traveler, as I am.”MoreLess
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