Name Miwaka Haunts Alan in Turbulent Night at Sherrill House
Alan Conrad returns to the Sherrills after a tense day as Benjamin Corvet’s mysteries deepen. He contemplates Constance Sherrill’s warning about a dangerous acquaintance and records the unpronounceable Miwaka while the gale rages and ships bite the lake.
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Sherrill Reveals Corvet Trust After Disappearance
Alan confronts a tangled mystery as Benjamin Corvet’s note and safety deposit box expose a trust transferring all properties to him. Sherrill explains the plan to place Alan in control of Corvet’s shipping interests and the firm Corvet, Sherrill and Spearman, amid Corvet’s unresolved disappearance and a wary Spearman observing Alan.
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Chapter VII meeting with Spearman and Sherrill partner
Ann recognizes Sherrill's partner Conrad Spearman in a tense encounter aboard the ship. Alan, impressed and wary, meets Spearman with controlled emotion as Spearman acknowledges him and Sherrill. The shipmasters observe a charged introduction beneath formal politeness.
Mystery man Alan Conrad linked to Chicago tycoon case
Wealthy Chicago financier Benjamin Corvet seeks Constance Gherrill after a stormy interview with Henry Spearman then vanishes. Corvet writes to Alan Conrad in Blue Rapids to claim an illegitimate son and deeds his house to the youth who moves in. A break in at Corvet’s apartments ends with a intruder fleeing, whispering of the Miwaka.
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Self-Protection and Odd Deliberations
The excerpt presents a terse judge’s quip about bragging over a home brew recipe and a remark on selling items and immigration. It notes that regulation of a vice over long periods may aim toward its eradication. It also mentions tomorrow as the first day in the fonl's calendar.
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