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John Huffam is sure the tall mans beard is false. Hes sure of little else inNovember 1849 the year he is fourteen the year his father is sentenced toLondons Whitecross Street Prison.Maybe the man following John who claimsto be one Inspector Copperfield can explain why. Surely Pa isnt preparedto reveal the truth any more than the jovial bailiff Mr. Tuckum who knowssomething but remains mum. Or the little Frenchman Mr. Farquatt who courtsJohns sister but seems most keen on Pas work at the Naval Ordinance Office.Or Mr. ODoul the Irishman who insists Pa owes him the unimaginable sum ofthree hundred pounds.Or what of the onelegged singlemindedly fierceSergeant Muldspoon Johns teacher? What about the boys greatgreataunt LadyEuphemia Huffam who could pay the debt but wont for reasons of her own? Whatabout the secretive Mr. Snugsbe of All Hallows Church who hides himself awayin the Citys most voluminous coat?Then theres Chief Inspector Ratchet ofScotland Yard who is after somebody for some crime or other. True John has anew friend and ally in Sary the Sneak...but what has even she got up hersleeve? What John learns on his own is that theres a traitor on the loosesomewhere. And he must uncover the villain no matter who it might be. «
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