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The Opal Serpent by Fergus Hume opens with a cluttered cast
Fergus Hume, famed for The Mystery of Hansom Cab, introduces a bustling cast led by Beecot and Grexon and the aspiring Paul Beecot, a penniless youth living in an attic who dreams of London fame while weighing an engagement to Sylvia Norman. Debates about wealth, class, and marriage unfold as old friends reunite and plans edge toward a dramatic turn with the Opal Serpent motif.
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Fergus Hume
Mr. Hume
Sylvia Norman
Old Norman
Pash
Hurd
Christendom
Debbie
Wargrove
Indies
Bertine
Pater Femlas
Paul Thio
Beecot Acres
Beecot
Sten
Hercot
Paul
London
Aitierere
West End
Grexon
Poverty Castle
Sausace
Torrington
Jay
Alexander Street
Camden Hil
Lia
Steerforth
David Copperfield
Hay
Mlle
Hal
Oxford
Tam
Scar
Indy
Norman
Daventer
Heecot
Tom