The Earl of Dalmo's residence at 14 Berkeley Square, in the front hall, the gas lamps flickered faintly.
The sound of rain, the sound of boots on wet ground, and faint echoes reverberated in the spacious hall.
Arthur had just stepped inside when the butler quickly closed the door behind him.
The sound of the door shutting and the firm footsteps occurred almost simultaneously.
Arthur's cloak was heavy with wetness, water droplets dripping from its hem onto the floor, making the servants in the sitting room frown, though none of them dared to step forward. After all, the person standing before them was currently engulfed in a media storm due to his "Police Bill" draft, described by Fleet Street as the monster of Scotland Yard, both celebrated and notorious.
