The Project Gutenberg EBook of Fire-Tongue, by Sax Rohmer

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

Title: Fire-Tongue

Author: Sax Rohmer

Posting Date: August 20, 2008 [EBook #1159]
Release Date: January, 1998

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FIRE-TONGUE ***

Produced by Michael Delaney

FIRE-TONGUE

By Sax Rohmer

CONTENTS

I. A CLIENT FOR PAUL HARLEY
II. THE SIXTH SENSE
III. SHADOWS
IV. INTRODUCING MR. NICOL BRINN
V. "THE GATES OF HELL"
VI. PHIL ABINGDON ARRIVES
VII. CONFESSIONS
VIII. A WREATH OF HYACINTHS
IX. TWO REPORTS
X. HIS EXCELLENCY ORMUZ KHAN
XI. THE PURPLE STAIN
XII. THE VEIL IS RAISED
XIII. NICOL BRINN HAS A VISITOR
XIV. WESSEX GETS BUSY
XV. NAIDA
XVI. NICOL BRINN GOES OUT
XVII. WHAT HAPPENED TO HARLEY
XVIII. WHAT HAPPENED TO HARLEY (continued)
XIX. WHAT HAPPENED TO HARLEY (concluded)
XX. CONFLICTING CLUES
XXI. THE SEVENTH KAMA
XXII. FIRE-TONGUE SPEAKS
XXIII. PHIL ABINGDON'S VISITOR
XXIV. THE SCREEN OF GOLD
XXV. AN ENGLISHMAN'S HONOUR
XXVI. THE ORCHID OF SLEEP
XXVII. AT HILLSIDE
XXVIII.THE CHASE
XXIX. THE CATASTROPHE
XXX. NICOL BRINN'S STORY OF THE CITY OF FIRE
XXXI. STORY OF THE CITY OF FIRE (continued)
XXXII. STORY OF THE CITY OF FIRE (continued)
XXXIII.STORY OF THE CITY OF FIRE (continued)
XXXIV. NICOL BRINN'S STORY (concluded)

CHAPTER I. A CLIENT FOR PAUL HARLEY

Some of Paul Harley's most interesting cases were brought to his notice
in an almost accidental way. Although he closed his office in Chancery
Lane sharply at the hour of six, the hour of six by no means marked the
end of his business day. His work was practically ceaseless. But even in
times of leisure, at the club or theatre, fate would sometimes cast in
his path the first slender thread which was ultimately to lead him into
some unsuspected labyrinth, perhaps in the underworld of London, perhaps
in a city of the Far East.

His investigation of the case of the man with the shaven skul