Clouds of Witness DOROTHY L. SAYERS Copyright 1927 by The Dial Press, Inc. This edition contains the complete text of the original book. THE SOLUTION OF THE RIDDLESDALE MYSTERY WITH A REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF THE DUKE OF DENVER BEFORE THE HOUSE OF LORDS FOR MURDER _The inimitable stories of Tong-king never have any real ending, and this one, being in his most elevated style, has even less end than most of them. But the whole narrative is permeated with the odour of joss-sticks and honourable high-mindedness, and the two characters are both of noble birth._ THE WALLET OF KAI-LUNG _CONTENTS_ I. "OF HIS MALICE AFORETHOUGHT" II. THE GREEN-EYED CAT III. MUDSTAINS AND BLOODSTAINS IV. --AND HIS DAUGHTER, MUCH-AFRAID V. THE RUE ST. HONORÉ AND THE RUE DE LA PAIX VI. MARY QUITE CONTRARY VII. THE CLUB AND THE BULLET VIII. MR. PARKER TAKES NOTES IX. GOYLES X. NOTHING ABIDES AT THE NOON XI. MERIBAH XII. THE ALIBI XIII. MANON XIV. THE EDGE OF THE AXE TOWARDS HIM XV. BAR FALLING XVI. THE SECOND STRING XVII. THE ELOQUENT DEAD XVIII. THE SPEECH FOR THE DEFENSE XIX. WHO GOES HOME? CLOUDS OF WITNESS CHAPTER I "OF HIS MALICE AFORETHOUGHT" _O, who hath done this deed?_ OTHELLO