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Title: The Blue Germ

Author: Martin Swayne

Release Date: October 9, 2008 [EBook #26852]

Language: English

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THE BLUE GERM

_WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR_

LORD RICHARD IN THE PANTRY
CUPID GOES NORTH
THE SPORTING INSTINCT

IN MESOPOTAMIA. (With Illustrations in Colour by the Author.)

LONDON: HODDER AND STOUGHTON

THE BLUE GERM

BY MARTIN SWAYNE

HODDER AND STOUGHTON
LONDON NEW YORK TORONTO
MCMXVIII

Printed in Great Britain By
Richard Clay & Sons, Limited,
BRUNSWICK ST., STAMFORD ST., S.E. 1,
AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

TO

J. E. H. W.

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I. BLACK MAGIC 1
II. SARAKOFF'S MANIFESTO 5
III. THE BUTTERFLIES 14
IV. THE SIX TUBES 21
V. THE GREAT AQUEDUCT 29
VI. THE ATTITUDE OF MR. THORNDUCK 32
VII. LEONORA 40
VIII. THE BLUE DISEASE 58
IX. THE MAN FROM BIRMINGHAM 67
X. THE ILLNESS OF MR. ANNOT 79
XI. THE RESURRECTION 90
XII. MR. CLUTTERBUCK'S OPINION 101
XIII. THE DEAD IMMORTAL 110
XIV. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF IMMORTALITY 123
XV. THE TERRIBLE FEAR 132
XVI. THE VISIT OF THE HOME SECRETARY 144
XVII. CLUTTERBUCK'S ODD BEHAVIOUR 156
XVIII. IMMORTAL LOVE 161
XIX. THE MEETING AT THE QUEEN'S HALL 177
XX. THE WAY BACK 188
XXI. JASON 196
XXII. THE FIRST MURDERS 206
XXIII. AT DOWNING STREET 216
XXIV. NIGHT OF AN IMMORTAL 224
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