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The Devil’s Paw

CHAPTER XIII
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Your anonymity has come to an end.

The newly formed Council of Labour, to which we all belong, is eager and anxious to welcome you." "Has any one given me away ?" Julian asked.
Catherine shook her head.
"The truth was discovered this evening, when your rooms were searched," she explained.
"What is the constitution of this Council of Labour ?" Julian enquired, a little dazed by this revelation.
"It is the very body of men which you yourself foreshadowed," the Bishop replied eagerly.

"Twenty of the members are elected by the Trades Unions and represent the great industries of the Empire; and there are three outsiders--Miss Abbeway, Miles Furley and myself.

If you, Julian, had not been so successful in concealing your identity, you would have been the first man to whom the Council would have turned for help.

Now that the truth is known, your duty is clear.


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