Excerpt from Austin Friars, Vol. 2 of 3: A Novel<br><br>When Policeman X lays hold of some one who has long been wanted, it is natural that the culprit, even if an habitual criminal, should inquire the nature of the charge against him.<br><br>It may be murder, or it may be larceny, or it may be a case of mere suspicion; therefore, when he feels the hand of the law on his collar, his heart, if not his tongue, instinctively asks, What is it this time?<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.