Mystery and Crime Osborne, William Hamilton: The Catspaw. v1. 28 Sep 2015

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Osborne, William Hamilton, 1873-1942

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It would be absurd to say—though some did— that it never could have happened anywhere else; nor was it a question of keeping eyes and ears open; it was nothing more nor less than a peculiarly obstinate refusal, at least on the part of her admirers, to see the woman as she really was. Had her antecedent existence not been shrouded in mystery, then, of course, it is probable. . . . But for the better understanding of the remarkable career of Roxane Bellairs—for as such the good people of M- will ever remember her—it is necessary to begin at the beginning, or, to be more exact, with her advent upon the arena of events on the 13th of May, 190—.

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