Lord Moreton hung up the receiver and pushed a buzzer on his desk.<\/p>\n
\u201cSend Inspector Maxwell here,\u201d he said to the policeman who came in.<\/p>\n
A moment later, Maxwell entered. He was heavy-eyed from lack of sleep and, if anything, looked more melancholy than ever.<\/p>\n
\u201cSit down, Max.\u201d<\/p>\n
The inspector seated himself.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, it is heavy going,\u201d said Lord Moreton.<\/p>\n
The other nodded. \u201cThe ship of state is going to founder, sir, mark my words, unless there is some change within the next forty-eight hours. We had one hundred and three suicides last night and eighteen murders within the Metropolitan area. We cannot stand this for long. No word from Jerusalem yet?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":29309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[556,344],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\n