▁who ▁deser ves ▁it . ▁He ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁British ▁hero ▁with ▁such ▁a ▁weapon ; ▁John ▁Ste ed ▁of ▁The ▁Aven gers ▁had ▁a ▁sword ▁um bre lla , ▁and ▁Lord ▁Peter ▁W im sey ▁had ▁a ▁spe cially - made ▁sword ▁can e ▁with ▁a ▁comp ass , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁marked ▁in ▁inches ▁so ▁it ▁could ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁meas uring ▁tool . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Colonel ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁volunte er ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 1 st ▁Ye oman ry ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁– ▁though ▁he ▁is ▁naturally ▁listed ▁on ▁their ▁official ▁records ▁as ▁being ▁" missing , ▁pres umed ▁killed " ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁good ▁box er ▁and ▁occasionally ▁demonstr ates ▁prof ic iency ▁in ▁ju j its u , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁introduced ▁to ▁England ▁several ▁years ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁fro zen . ▁Adam ▁immediately ▁became ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁the ▁criminal ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁when ▁Georg ina ▁was ▁threatened ▁after ▁almost ▁being ▁witness ▁to ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁her ▁grand father ▁by ▁protection ▁ra ck ete ers ▁at ▁a ▁disco . ▁ ▁Though ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁indic ation ▁of ▁where ▁his ▁money ▁comes ▁from ▁or ▁how ▁he ▁supports ▁himself , ▁Adam ▁re built ▁his ▁old ▁home , ▁the ▁long ▁demol ished ▁ 2 6 A ▁Alb any ▁Street , ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁multi - store y ▁car ▁park , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁bought ,