But in the course of a few years he had applied to him perhaps thirty times for his services in the unraveling of similar problems at home and abroad.
"The Woman in Black"
Edmund Clerihew Bentley
Durward bit his lip, and resolving never to compliment her again, walked on in silence at her side, while 'Lena, repenting of her hasty words, and desirous of making amends, exerted herself to be agreeable; and by the time the breakfast-bell rang, Durward mentally pronounced her "a perfect mystery," which he would take delight in unraveling!
"'Lena Rivers"
Mary J. Holmes
Alone once more I was in despair of unraveling the tangle in which I was involved.
"Blindfolded"
Earle Ashley Walcott