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Catherine bought her daily paper in the evening and read it in the train while Amelia occupied herself with a novel. That evening she read the account of the railway accident that had taken place at Liverpool Street Station the day before. Several persons were taken to hospital “suffering from cuts and contusions,” but “were allowed to return home later in the day.” And amongst those who “complained of shock” she read the name:
Mr. James Hobbs ... 272A, Myrtle Road, South Bockley.
Incidentally that told her where he lived....