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Mrs Rawson recollects that when she visited England prior to World War I there was an astonishing level of ignorance among the English about Australia.
A prospector encounters an old, crippled Aboriginal man who asks if he can have his fancy pocket knife. The prospector reluctantly agrees, and the Aboriginal man proffers in exchange, with words of warning, a stuffed lizard purported to bring good and bad luck. Some bizarre events ensue for the prospector.