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The Fallen Leaves

CHAPTER 1
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Mr.
Hethcote, watching him, observed that he looked at the address with unfeigned pride and pleasure.
"One of our brethren at the Community has given me this," he announced.
"It's a letter of introduction, sir, to a remarkable man--a man who is an example to all the rest of us.

He has risen, by dint of integrity and perseverance, from the position of a poor porter in a shop to be one of the most respected mercantile characters in the City of London." With this explanation, Amelius handed his letter to Mr.Hethcote.It was addressed as follows:-- To John Farnaby, Esquire, Messrs.

Ronald & Farnaby, Stationers, Aldersgate Street, London..


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