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The Man Who Was Hired Twice

Hall Pycroft's golden new job has one purpose: that he never appear at his real one.

A £500 post that must not be declined, and duties too absurd to matter. Answer the questions that undo the Franco-Midland Hardware Company.

Drawn from The Stockbroker's Clerk (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, 1893) — read the summary & analysis, or try The Salary Bait Detector, this story's analysis tool. More at the Game Room and the tool bench.