He was trying to strike a balance from the vague and cryptic entries of a private account-book which the paymaster had asked him to check up.
Completely without preamble, Thorne's breathless voice made a cryptic entry, "Murka's lost the Admiral.
How many other stories might be hidden in those cryptic entries about visits?
As a cryptic entry in the visitors' book noted: 'Raine stopped play'.
So far, the books appeared to be no more than ledgers, with various cryptic entries in French.
Perhaps she was in the habit of making such cryptic entries on her calendar.
There were no records of any sort before Stanck took the job, merely the cryptic entry that the man had been appointed especially by the Grand Duke.
The closest thing to an artillery unit was the cryptic entry: "Continental Indirect Fire Net."
Argileh is not the only cryptic entry on the menu.
Was it possible that those cryptic entries in Elise's diary referred to -Rob?