“Ah, Tintin! My boy! I’ve discovered it!” Calculus exclaimed, brandishing a rolled-up parchment. “The lost gold of the Swiss National Bank! Hidden by a gnome—a literal gnome, according to the legend—in the Grimsel Pass in 1945!”
Tintin’s blood ran cold. He ran a hand over his quiff. “Calculus? In danger?” He grabbed his phone. No answer from Marlinspike Hall. He called Snowy. “Snowy… we’re going to Switzerland.”
Tintin was sorting through his morning mail in his flat at 26 Labrador Road when a plain, brown envelope caught his eye. It had no return address, only a Swiss postmark and the words: URGENT – FOR YOUR EYES ONLY. Tintin In Switzerland Pdf
Chapter 1: The Mysterious Attachment
“Herr Silber—arrested for conspiracy, illegal data access, and attempted kidnapping,” the officer announced. “Ah, Tintin
Inside was not a letter, but a single sheet of brittle, yellowed paper. It was a page torn from an old book, the text in faded German gothic typeface. At the top of the page was a handwritten note in perfect, if hurried, English:
Snowy wagged his tail and buried his nose in the chocolate foam. “The lost gold of the Swiss National Bank
He snapped his fingers. The bodyguards stepped forward.