The Gem Collector by P. G. Wodehouse, Fiction, Literary 12+

🔖 Spike gasped. His world was falling about his ears. Now that he had met Mr. Chames again he had looked forward to a long and prosperous partnership in crime, with always the mastermind behind him to direct his movements and check him if he went wrong. He had looked out upon the richness of London, and he had said with Blücher: "What a city to loot!" And here was his leader shattering his visions with a word.