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THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR
By
----Robert Jay Arthur
INTRODUCTION
The story “The Midnight Visitor” is written by
Robert Arthur
It is about a secret spy from Paris whose physical
appearance is far from a typical dashing and
daring agent.
But he shows exceptional intelligence.
The story revolves around three characters, two
rival spies named Ausable and Max and one
mystery writer Fowler
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Robert Jay Arthur was born on November 10
,1909 in the Philippines. He was a mystery
writer known for ‘The Mysterious Traveller’
radio series and his ‘Three investigators’
series of novels.
• He also wrote a number of mystery
books, mostly for children. ANVI
• The story is a short but intriguing insight into
the life of a spy which may not be as
glamorous as in the movies but still full of
danger and suspense.
• Ausable meets Flower, a writer fascinated by
spies and secrets. Ausable was expecting a
sensitive document to arrive that night and so
asks Flower to follow him through the night.
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• Disappointed at Ausable’s
appearance and mannerism, Fowler
agrees to do the same. Suddenly,
Ausable gets a phone call regarding
someone who has entered his hotel
room. Alarmed but not overly worried
he beckons Fowler to follow him to
his room.
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• The room was in the 6th floor. As the room
they are started by pistol-toting individual
starting at them .It is Max, the rival spy of
Ausable .He asks them to enter and lock
the room
• He threatens Ausable and warns him
to hand over the document to him as
soon they arrive at his room later
that night.
• Playing rather composed Ausable sits
down and complais about the
balcony window that he thought Max
used to break into his room.
• The room had no balcony after all. Next, the door opens
and Fowler sees a waiter holding Ausable’s drinks rather
any policeman.
• Fowler is relived and impressed by Ausable presence of
mind.
• He realizes that looks can truly be deceiving
• Disappointed at Ausable’s appearance and mannerism,
Fowler agrees to do the same. Suddenly, Ausable gets a
phone call regarding someone who has enterd his hotel
room. Alarmed but not overly worried he beckons Fowler to
follow him to his room.
• Max claims that he used the master
key to get inside and he known about
the balcony he would have used that
instead. Ausable reiterates that he
had complained to the management
about the balcony window several
times and has previous breakings
• Fowler was listening to the conversation intently
suddenly there is loud clamour at the door. Ausable
suggested that it must be the police that he had
arranged to safe keep the documents
• Max gets anxious and ask Ausable to turn them
away while he hides in balcony . He threatens to
shoot if he smells any trickery. As soon as Max leaps
outside the window he yells out of horror
as he crashes to the road below
• The room had no balcony after all. Next, the door
opened Fowler sees a waiter holding Ausable’s
drinks rather any policeman
• Fowler is relived and impressed by Ausable's
presence of mind
• He realize that looks can truly be deceiving
THANK YOU EVERYONE
• By
• Zayan Tarafdar
• Anvi Laddha
• Hiten sankla
