Chapter 27: The Confession of Mr Tom Jackson

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​⁠It happened that the small bedroom occupied by Jules during the years he was head-waiter at the Grand Babylon had remained empty since his sudden dismissal by Theodore Racksole. No other head-waiter had been formally appointed in his place; and, indeed, the absence of one man—even the unique Jules—could scarcely have been noticed in the enormous staff of a place like the Grand Babylon. The functio