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Who was the tall man?

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Who was the tall man?

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The tall man was another policeman in plain clothes. He had been sent by Jimmy Wells to arrest Bob.

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पाठ 1.3: After Twenty Years - Exercises [पृष्ठ ३१]

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पाठ 1.3 After Twenty Years
Exercises | Q 1. i) | पृष्ठ ३१

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