Golden Age mysteries I love thee - especially for the slash

Have started to read The Division Bell Mystery by Ellen Wilkinson, of whom I had never heard. With the current political turmoil ("Division! Clear the lobbies!") it's an aptly timed read.

However, I have--as always--my slash goggles on when I read anything from the early 20th/late 19th centuries. Ahem:

It was with a little twitch at his heart that (Robert) West recognised in the man walking towards him the adored companion of his school and college days...