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James Rusk, jrusk@cyberramp.net.]





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THE FROZEN DEEP

by Wilkie Collins




First Scene--The Ball-room

Chapter 1.

The date is between twenty and thirty years ago. The place is an
English sea-port. The time is night. And the business of the
moment is--dancing.

The Mayor and Corporation of the town are giving a grand ball, in