Flesh Flesh Synopsis of a Chicago Business Plot
Wealthy Benjamin Corvet manipulates partners and lovers in a murky Chicago set. He presses Constance Sherri to wed him over Spearman, then vanishes. Sherrill learns Corvet wrote to a Conrad in Blue Rapids Kansas and acted with agitation. Conrad, a youth of unknown parentage, may be Corvet's illegitimate son. Corvet deeds his house to Alan before disappearing.
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Benjamin Corvet
Axigr
Henry Spearman
Corvet
Constance Sherri
Lawrence Sherrill
Spearman
Sherrill
Conrad
Blue Rapids
Kansas
Chicago
Alan
Corbet
Arrival in Kansas and Return to the Silent House
A narrator boards, reflects on family ties and names, buys a postcard to John Welton in Kansas, and returns to a dark, silent house after reacquiring a key and entering Astor Street. He ponders his father’s twenty year confinement and whether Corvet fed on it as he steps inside.
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Sherrills
Sherrill
Corver
Alan Conrad
Alan Corver
Kansas
John Welton
Astor Street
Benjamin Corvet
Per
Alan Sees Picture of Father but Feels No Emotion
In a continued chapter Alan contemplates a half tone portrait of Benjamin Corvet held by Sherrill’s daughter. He notices the poised, moody features yet feels no emotional attachment to the man who shares his supposed name, while pondering his father’s absence and the implication it has for his own identity.
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Sherrill
Alan
Carvet
Kit
Misa Sherrill
Caele Benny
Benjamin Corvet
Allan
Alma
Devel
Anid
Lery
Ole Wemue
Wiley
Weber Y
Laeger
Carver
Benjamin Carver
Diell
Ile
Dion
Dante
Ben
Hsit
Moore
Alen
Denly
Benjamin Carvet
Bome
Stierritt
Cigwan
Hitler
An Encounter in the Dark House
Alan investigates Benjamin Corvet's house at night seeking clues from drawers and shelves. A mysterious big man with a torch searching for papers confronts him and flees, leaving Alan shaken and pondering a cryptic name the intruder uttered, the Miwaka.
Pain in Your Side and Dr Pierce’s Remedy Ad
An old advertisement claims Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and liquid forms relieve inflammation stomach pains and side aches. It urges readers to write the Invalids Hotel in Buffalo New York for free medical advice or send 10 cents for a trial bottle.
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Oakland
Cal
Pieren
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Lawrence
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Geyeel Foe Hai
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Collom Dropst Remedy CO
Atlanta, GA
Himeself
Louisville CourierJournal
BeLeans
Everythers
Llo Toenes
Cross
Baby Eye
Froniturs
Deny Heath
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