Shadows Through Time

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“But what is most peculiar,” said Professor Challenger, “is the recent outbreak of madness all over the city.”

Richard Francis Burton stared at the big, bearded man and realized he didn’t have a clue what he was talking about. He’d scarcely been back in London for a month, but already he was caught up on what he thought was the important news of the day. That didn’t stop Professor George Edward Challenger from bending his ear as soon as the latest meeting of the Royal Geographical Society had adjourned, telling Burton of everything he had missed in the thirty-three months he had been away. Since Challenger held the rather infamous reputation for being a domineering and disagreeable sort, Burton was inclined to just let the man talk as the hall emptied of occupants. Now the place was empty, the hour late, and Burton had no interest in prolonged exposure to the man. Until, of course, he mentioned the madness.

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