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Searles Visits Barton as Uncle Bash Estate Beckons
In September 1917 the narrator returns from war to Barton-on-the-Sound to confront family drama and a vanished actress Violet Dewing who inspired a planned play. He learns of a roving aunt, a lucrative legacy, and a garage studio awaiting him, while Antoine the head waiter guards secrets of the Tyringham estate.
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Searles
Singleton
Dick Searles
George
Cock Robin
London
Paragon
Violet Dewing
Dalton
Washington
Barton-on-the- Sound
Mount Washington
Tyringham
Barton Farm
Trust Company
Terrence
Terry
Bangkok
France
Bush
Japan
Alice Wellington Cornford
Archibald Reynolds Cornford
Pepperharrow
Grand Central
Barton
Antoine
the Tyringham
Ohio
Seven Seas
Heavenly Kingdom
Barton-on-the-Sound
New York
Bash
Flynn
Mr. Bashford
Verdun