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Annehasalwaysdoubteditdoesn'tmatterwhataperson'snameis.
Anne'sparentsmadeagoodanddecentlivingbyteachingatschool.
Anne'sparentsdiedinherearlyteens.
Anne'sparentsdidn'thaveanyrelativesinandaroundBolingbroke,
fortheywerealientothatregion.
MrsThomasusedtobeatAnnewhenshewasnaughty.
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Onthe3rdofJune,1890,agentleman,whogavehisnameasMonsieurLouisCaratal,
desiredaninterviewwithMr.JamesBland,thesuperintendentoftheLondonandWest
CoastCentralStationinLiverpool.Hewasasmallman,middle-agedanddark,with
astoopwhichwassomarkedthatitsuggestedsomedeformityofthespine.Hewas
accompaniedbyafriend,amanofimpressivephysique,whosedeferentialmannerand
constantattentionshowedthathispositionwasoneofdependence.Thisfriendor
companion,whosenamedidnottranspire,wascertainlyaforeigner,andprobablyfrom
hisdarkcomplexion,eitheraSpaniardoraSouthAmerican.Onepeculiaritywas
observedinhim.Hecarriedinhislefthandasmallblack,leatherdispatchbox,andit
wasnoticedbyasharp-eyedclerkintheCentralofficethatthisboxwasfastenedto
hiswristbyastrap.Noimportancewasattachedtothefactatthetime,but
subsequenteventsendoweditwithsomesignificance.MonsieurCaratalwasshownup
toMr.Bland'soffice,whilehiscompanionremainedoutside.
(AdaptedfromTheLostSpecialbySirArthurConanDoyle)
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MonsieurLouisCaratalwasasmall,middle-agedmanwithaperfect
build.
MonsieurLouisCaratal'sfriendwasacarefulandwell-builtman.
MonsieurLouisCaratal'sfriend'stannedskinrevealedhisSpanishor
SouthAmericanorigins.
MonsieurLouisCaratal'sleatherdispatchboxwasspottedby
aperceptiveclerk.
MonsieurLouisCaratalfoundhimselfthewaytoMrBland'soffice.
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