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In the Australian bush several days journey from Sydney, Mordaunt, an anti-social man and his pet ape become involved in the murder of a stranger who tracked them from Sydney. The narrator of the story, a settler's wife, describes her kindness to the ape and finally a night of terror when armed with a knife it tries to break into the hut where she is sheltering alone with her baby. Bizarre elements to the tale; a combination of 'night of terror' and criminal/murder story. (PB)
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