The Nine Tailors: Changes Rung on an Old Theme in Two Short Touches and Two Full Peals Chapter Summary & Analysis - Lord Peter Follows His Course Bell to Lead Summary

Lord Peter Follows His Course Bell to Lead Summary

Lord Peter and Chief Inspector Parker interrogate Nobby Cranton, who is in a hospital. He claims that Deacon told him in the dock where the emeralds were hidden and that he had come to Fenchurch St. Paul to find them. On being confronted with the cipher letter, he reacts violently, nearly having a heart attack. He denies knowing or killing LeGros and passes out. Lord Peter returns to Fenchurch St Paul, investigating the keys and inside the bell chamber itself. He works on the cipher, with the help of the Reverend Venables and a method of bell-ringing, and solves it to give three verses from the Psalms that also seem baffling.

Lord Peter Follows His Course Bell to Lead Analysis

The character of Nobby Cranton is presented to the reader for the first time. He is cheeky and goodnatured to the police and does not seem to show any resentment towards...
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