A novel, 1921
Castles in the Air
Hector Ratichon recounts his police work and schemes to make money, assisted and frequently outwitted by his clerk Theodore, whom he rescued from poverty.
How it begins
My name is Ratichon—Hector Ratichon, at your service, and I make so bold as to say that not even my worst enemy would think of minimizing the value of my services to the State.
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