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English college youth's tale. An English medical student is summoned to visit his uncle in Paris to account for his extravagant college bills. He determines while there to revenge himself by playing a practical joke on his uncle but the old man's kindness changes his mind. When he arrives back in England he receives news that his uncle has just died - and from a similar cause to that which the joke would have made the old man fear ... Straightforward narrative. (PB)
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From 'Queer Stories' in Truth
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cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
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Paris,
cFrance,cWestern Europe, Europe,
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