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An English sailor, in Melbourne on Christmas Eve, strikes up a conversation with a woman at night. Returning to the woman's home, the sailor discovers she has two children and is impoverished. He buys food for the children and leaves money in their stockings. Tempted by the woman's charms, he departs abruptly when he discovers she has the same name as his English bride.
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Editor's note: For the Free Lance.
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