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THE LODGER
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sonality—that of the shadowy and yet terribly real human being who chose to call himself The Avenger. And somewhere, not so very far away from them all, The Avenger was keeping these clever, astute, highly trained minds—aye, and bodies, too—at bay.
Even Mrs. Bunting, sitting here unnoticed, realised the irony of her presence among them.
