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SOL LESSER PRESENTS

JACKIE

COOGAN IN

"OLIVER TWIST"

COPYRIGHT MCMXXII BY SOL L. LESSER

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Photographed by

Glen MacWilliams and Robert Martin

Lighting Effects by Louis Johnson

Settings by Stephen Goosson

Costumer Walter J. Israel

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By

CHARLES DICKENS

Adapted by Frank Lloyd and Harry Weil

A FIRST NATIONAL PICTURE

Jackie Coogan Production

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WITH AN ALL-STAR CAST

Directed by

FRANK LLOYD

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hen this tale was first published, I fully expected it would be objected to on high moral grounds. It seems a very coarse and shocking circumstance that among the characters in my story, I had chosen from the filthiest, most criminal, and degraded of London's population.

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The character of Sikes is a thief, Fagin a receiver of stolen goods, the boys are pick-pockets, and Nancy is a prostitute. Yet I saw no reason, when I wrote the book, why the dregs of life, so long as their speech did not offend the ear, should not serve the purpose of a moral.

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In this spirit, I wished to show in little Oliver the principle of Good surviving through every adverse circumstance and triumphing at last among what companions I could try him best.



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mong the public buildings in a certain English town there was a workhouse....

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ere was born the item of mortality whose name is prefixed to the beginning of this tale.

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"It's all over, Mrs. Thingummy! I'm told she was found lying on the street and nobody knows where she came from nor her name."

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nwanted, with no careful grandmother, no anxious aunts, no experienced nurses, the infant manages to survive.

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ut he was to be bandaged and ticketed, and fall into his place at once---an orphan of the workhouse---to be despised by all and pitied by none.

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ine years later. Oliver is a workhouse orphan.

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r. Bumble is the workhouse beadle. He gets two days work in one.



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rs. Corney, the experienced matron of women. She gets three days work in one.



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"Now don't be offended Mr. Bumble, but will you have just a little drop of the gin which I keep for medicinal purposes?"

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he fate of poor orphans under England's gentle system of charity...

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ere they are "educated" and learn a "useful" trade.

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r. Bumble named all foundlings born in the workhouse in alphabetical order, and so, after Jonathan Swubble had come Oliver Twist!



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"If I don't get more gruel for supper..."

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"...I'm afraid I might eat one of you."

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"One of us must ask for more porridge. We'll draw lots to see who."

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"Delicious, nutritious food!"

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"There's one left. Who didn't draw his lot?"

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"It's Oliver."

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he workhouse authorities meet to agree that seven pence, ha'penny-worth per day is a good round diet for a child.

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"Please sir, I want some more."

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"Mr. Limbkins, I beg your pardon sir! Oliver Twist has asked for more gruel."

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"He asked for more! After he had eaten the generous supper alottedallotted [sic] by the dietary!"

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"I am convinced that this boy will come to be hung!"

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eanwhile Oliver was ordered into instant confinement for the impious and profane offense of asking for more.

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oor hungry Oliver! He dreams of food, glorious food.

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llured by the reward which the board now offers to be rid of so dangerous a character, Mr. Sowerberry, the undertaker, takes Oliver as an apprentice.

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"He is rather small. There's no denying it, but he'll grow! He'll grow!"

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"And his board needn't be expensive, for he hasn't been overfed since he was born!"

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liver, now an undertaker's apprentice, has attended his first funeral and has formed an unfavorable opinion of his master's business.

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CHEMIST

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he new apprentice meets his workmate Noah Claypool, who delights in tormenting the new boy.



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harlotte, the undertaker's maidservant.



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gloomy bedroom.

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s Oliver cowers, uncertain of his fate among the coffins, there are merrier goings-on.

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terling silver.

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"Such wonderful things and a rent free house. What an opportunity for a joining of hearts and housekeepings!"

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month's trial over, Oliver is formally apprenticed.

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"Wha'd yer mother die of, work'us?"

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"Of a broken heart, some of our old nurses at the orphanage told me!"

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"Yer mother was a regular right-down bad 'un, it's a great deal better that she died when she did, or else she'd a probably been hung."

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"So, you ungrateful wretch. Is this the way you repay my kindness?"

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"You go packing back to the workhouse tomorrow!"

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ack at the workhouse, old Mrs. Thingummy, the only one who remembers the death of Oliver's mother, is herself dying.

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"In this very bed, a woman gave birth to a boy. He was called Oliver."

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"I stole this locket. The only thing she had. Gold it is."

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rs. Corney realizes that the gold locket may have belonged to a wealthy lady.

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e hopes to find a hiding place where nobody, not even Mr. Bumble, could ever find him.

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LONDON

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he passing stranger tempts Oliver to see how far this idle young drudge can run for a ha'penny.

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he acquisitive Bumble, now aware of Oliver's possible heritage, goes to visit one Monks, who had inquired after him.



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"I have proof about Oliver, but, alas, he has run away."

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"Now it even more important that I find him."

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fter begging food and water for seven days, Oliver finally sights London.

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ack Dawkins, known among his most intimate friends as "The Artful Dodger."



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"Hullo, my Covey. What's the row?"

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"I heard the boys once talk about London."

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"Yes, keep all matters about the boy quiet. When I'm in London, I may happen across him."

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"Do you live in London?"

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"Yes, when I'm home. I suppose you want some place to sleep tonight and eat... Don't fret your eyelids on that score."

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"I know a respectable old gentleman as lives there, wot'll give you lodgings for nothink."

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"Let's go. Up with you!"

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ield Lane in London, where even the air is polluted. Home of the Artful Dodger and his "friends."

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agin, a crafty, old, shrivelled scoundrel, who enriches himself by teaching outcast boys how to steal.



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"Be respectful. He'll treat you fine if yer shows respect."

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"Almost got caught that time. I thinks I got away orl right."

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"Allow me to introduce another of my dear boys...Charley Bates by name."

...

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nd now we meet Bill Sikes, one of Fagin's henchmen. He is to play an important part in Oliver's life.



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ancy, his woman.



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"I have good business to tell you about--the job. You asked for a little boy, I've got him."

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"He's small and a smart one. He's just the one to do it."

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liver watches as the merry old gentleman and the boys play their curious "game."

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"Please sir, may I play too?"

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onks, through friends, has traced "a new boy" to Fagin!

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"Yes, a little beggar, now one of my dears. Shall we talk privately?"

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"I want you to keep that boy under wraps."

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"Whatever you say, Monks. I'd never go against you."

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"Hullo, Betsy; Hullo, Nancy. We have a new boy."

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he next day the boys practice their trade.

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DENTIST

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"prime plant."

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r. Brownlow.



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"Yes, that's the little thief, I'm afraid."

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"Nancy, my dear, go to the police."

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"Convince them Oliver is your poor, sweet, innocent little brother."

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"I am not sure this boy actually took my purse. I would rather not press the charges."

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"If he is convicted by the evidence, he'll get three months of hard labor."

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"I keep the bookstall, sir. I saw the prisoner and two other boys loitering. The robbery was committed by the two other boys. This boy did nothing. He was amazed and stupified by it."

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"You're a clever girl, Nancy. An honor to your sex. You must get the boy freed."

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"I shall take responsibility for the boy, your honor."

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r. Brownlow saw Oliver comfortably deposited in his own home.

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"I was too late. Oliver has been taken by a rich old gentleman."

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"About our plan, Bill. The little boy, he's been taken. All we need to do is recover him."

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r. Brownlow's housekeeper, Mrs. Bedwin, took good care of Oliver.



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"I thought at first it was only a game I was playing."

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"My dear friend, Brownlow, I only know of two sorts of boys, good and bad."

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"I have no doubt that Oliver is good and decent."

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"And I think the opposite."



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"We shall test this boy to prove the injustice of your suspicions."

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"Oliver, take these books back to the book stall. Pay the four pound ten I owe. This is a five pound note."

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"Come back promptly with ten shillings change."

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"He's my little brother who ran away from our parents."

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ate that evening Oliver had not returned...

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"I do suppose you're right, Grimwig. I should have listened to you in the beginning."

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nce again Oliver is firmly entrenched in Fagin's custody.

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"Wake up! Look sharp! We got work to do!"

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"The boy, Oliver, his education in thievery is to continue."

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"It's a matter of his inheritance. Good if he's discredited; better if he never appears!"

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"If you speak one word, except when I speak to you, I'll put a bullet through your head."

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liver boldly tries to thwart the robbery.

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"One of the thieves, Miss. Wounded, Miss."

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"Don't worry, Monks. If Oliver gets caught, he'll be in jail for a long time."

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"The job failed! Oliver's fault! Bill shot him!"

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oah Claypool and Charlotte, having stolen some coin from the till of their former master, arrive in London.

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liver is tenderly cared for in the home of old Mrs. Maylie and her niece Rose.





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"Not one of them did right by me - 'till Mr. Brownlow and kindly Mrs. Bedwin took care of me."

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"Oliver is telling them everything about us."

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"That little wretch may cost us the rest of our lives behind bars."

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"I'll take care of Oliver!"

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"No you won't, Bill!"

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"She needs watching, that one. We can't trust anybody, especially a female."

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"I heard there's a new boy here."

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"No more robbin' undertaker's tills for me. I'm after bigger stuff."

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"Fagin is the name and I'm looking for a smart boy like you, interested in profits. A young woman I know needs following. Tell me where she goes, who she sees and what she says, - for cash!"

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liver has related his adventures to Mr. Brownlow.

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"I told you he would come back!"

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"Well, maybe so, but you never did get your change or your books!"

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t was a happy time for Oliver.

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ancy warns Rose of Oliver's danger.

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"We must find out who Monks really is. I must tell Mr. Brownlow. Where can we find you?"

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"I will walk every night on London Bridge."

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he rendezvous. Rose and Mr. Brownlow seek out Nancy.

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"If you promise that you will never tell on me, I can tell you where you may find Monks."

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"He can be found at Fagin's in Field's Lane."

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"If Monks cannot be taken, we must get to Fagin. I promise you that you need not be involved."

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"I have something to tell you, Bill, that will surprise and horrify you."

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"Well, Bill, Noah has followed Nancy. She has betrayed us!"

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"She described you all and told everything."

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"You won't be too violent, will you Bill?"

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nguished, for she has ruined the only man she loves.

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oah, frightened by Nancy's murder, has confessed to the police. The curious neighbors gather at Fagin's.

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"That's Noah Claypool. He's leading the police."

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uddenly, a vision of Nancy's eyes.

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"Come with me Monks, or I shall prefer charges publicly."

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"Methinks, this is no place for the likes of us!"

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onks has agreed to tell the circumstances of Oliver's birth and heritage.

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"My real name is Edward Leeford. Before she died, my mother told me of a letter she received from my divorced father, Edwin Leeford, who had run off with another woman."

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"My father expected to die before the birth of the child to whom he planned to leave his fortune. That would have disinherited me. When Mr. Bumble brought me the locket, I was convinced it was my father's."

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"If he is my brother, please don't send him to jail."

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liver bows in thanks to the man who has apprised him of his true name-Oliver Leeford.

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FINIS