"Police sergeant" Quotes from Famous Books
... rushed up to the door and pealed furiously upon the bell. A terrible tragedy had occurred at the Manor House, and John Douglas had been murdered. That was the breathless burden of his message. He had hurried back to the house, followed within a few minutes by the police sergeant, who arrived at the scene of the crime a little after twelve o'clock, after taking prompt steps to warn the county authorities ... — The Valley of Fear • Arthur Conan Doyle
... it was gettin' worse every minute. About two shakes more, and you'd been the center of a local disturbance that would have landed you before the police sergeant." ... — Odd Numbers - Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe • Sewell Ford |