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breakfasts, made one imperial pint, the total quantity
originally delivered, two cloves, a halfpenny and a small
dish containing a slice of fresh ribsteak. On the upper shelf
a battery of jamjars (empty) of various sizes and

proveniences.
What attracted his attention lying on the apron of the
dresser?
Four polygonal fragments of two lacerated scarlet
betting tickets, numbered 8 87, 88 6.
What reminiscences temporarily corrugated his brow?
Reminiscences of coincidences, truth stranger than
fiction, preindicative of the result of the Gold Cup flat
handicap, the official and definitive result of which he had
read in the Evening Telegraph, late pink edition, in the
cabman’s shelter, at Butt bridge.
Where had previous intimations of the result, effected
or projected, been received by him?
In Bernard Kiernan’s licensed premises 8, 9 and 10 little
Britain street: in David Byrne’s licensed premises, 14 Duke
street: in O’Connell street lower, outside Graham Lemon’s
when a dark man had placed in his hand a throwaway
(subsequently thrown away), advertising Elijah, restorer of
the church in Zion: in Lincoln place outside the premises
of F. W. Sweny and Co (Limited), dispensing chemists,

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