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The Argosy, Vol. 46
The Story of Charles Strange by Mrs. Henry Wood *The Argosy*, December 1888, publishes Chapter XXXIV of this serialized novel by the author of *East Lynne*. The narrative concerns Charles Strange's entanglement in the concealment of Captain Tom Heriot, who is dying in London while authorities search for him. Sergeant Stillingfar warns Charles that police now know Heriot is in the city; Heriot remains too ill to be moved, having suffered a vessel rupture in his lungs. Lord Level, Heriot's friend, writes to Charles requesting he inform Level's estranged wife Blanche of certain truths she has long been kept ignorant of, and arrange her visit to him at Marshdale House, where Level lies confined with recurring fever. Charles visits Blanche in London; she is angry and skeptical of her husband's illness, threatening separation or divorce. Charles must now disclose Heriot's involvement and distress to her while navigating conflicting loyalties of friendship and duty.