“The man in gray decided to take the Glen Suite of diamonds at midnight. Provided they were still in the apartment safe and the occupants away. This he needed to know. So he watched and he waited. At half past seven he was rewarded.” KnowsMenStillsPastLiteratureHalfHe ManNeededSafeDecidedSevenGrayDiamondApartmentMidnight Book:The Fourth Protocol Source: The Fourth Protocol
“A club there is of smokers--dare you come To that close, clouded, hot, narcotic room? When, midnight past, the very candles seem Dying for air, and give a ghastly gleam; When curling fumes in lazy wreaths arise, And prosing topers rub their winking eyes.” GivingSeemsEyePastRoomsAirDyingHotDareClubsAriseSmokingLazyCandleMidnightGleamGhastlySmokersNarcoticsCloudedWreathsWinking Book:The poetical works of the Rev. George Crabbe: in eight volumes Source: The poetical works of the Rev. George Crabbe: in eight volumes