β Scribed by Agatha Christie
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Previously published in the print anthology The Golden Ball and Other Stories.
George Rowland, a bored playboy, disowned for the seventh time by his wealthy uncle, is on the train to London. When a beautiful girl bursts into his compartment, frantically begging to be hidden, his life changes dramatically.
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