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A Night in Edgeware Road A Plea for the Lost Devonshire Woman
A police constable recalls the curiously long misadventure of a Devonshire woman who lost her way in London. She wandered from Paddington to Deeplane and back, guided by her daughter Sally’s address, finally returning after about 500 miles with a soap bar and a letter, aided by the railway company.
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James Payn
Edgeware Road
Devonshire
Ridiklus
Sally
Deeplane
Paddington Station
Tom
Deoplane
London
Paddington