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On a sweltering August day, James Clarence Withencroft who is an artist has drawn what he believes to be his best work, a sketch of an extremely fat criminal who has just been sentenced to death by the judge. Once he has finished his drawing he heads out the door with his drawing in his pocket. He arrives at Chas. Atkinson Monumental Mason where he meets the man in his drawing (Mr. Atkinson). Mr. Atkinson is working on a grave stone that happens to have Withencroft’s name, date of birth, and that days’ date engraved on it. Withencroft shows Mr. Atkinson his drawing and both of them agree that they had probably seen/heard of each other somewhere. The two men decide that it would be safer to stay together until the day is over. The author ends

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