She tries to pick the lock with a hairpin, then uses a clothing rod to pry off the hinges, while giving one of her trademark side lectures-this time, on Archimedes and the wedge. – The Secret of the Old Clock (1930 edition)Īs any of the generations of fans of the fictional girl detective Nancy Drew-heroine of hundreds of serial novels published from 1930 to this day-can tell you, Nancy does not stay locked in the closet for long. Then the steady tramp of his heavy boots across the floor told Nancy Drew that he had left the house… ‘Now you can starve for all I care!’ the man laughed harshly.
The sliding of a bolt into place followed. Opening the closet door, he flung her roughly inside. The man half-carried, half-dragged her across the room. ‘Let me go!’ Nancy cried, struggling harder.
‘Little wildcat! You won’t do any more scratching when I get through with you!’ But she was powerless in the grip of the man.
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