Chapter 22
Mr Hewlett Fears the Worst
The fire, coupled with the raid at the premises in Vauxhall Walk, made the front pages of most of the London newspapers. The involvement of “highly placed” and “well connected” members of polite society formed the basis of oblique references in the reports, with no one named, though some said they didn’t need to be.
Speculation abounded.
Inspector Williams of the Metropolitan Police gave a statement to the effect that investigations were continuing into the nature of the activities offered by the operators of the Pavilion, a club for “sporting gentlemen,” or so the statement claimed. There was also an investigation into the cause of the fire. He mentioned that the Police wished to speak to the lessee, Mr Peter de Clare, in connection with their enq
