Pulp Fiction, 1883 · page 114 of 142
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# Analysis of Page 1110 This is a page of story prose from a pulp magazine. The text describes the death of a woman—the widowed sister of a lord—found dead in bed. The passage explains that she had attended a ball at Clyfle Castle the previous evening in good health, but felt ill afterward. A bottle of chloral (a sedative drug) was discovered in her hand with the stopper removed. The text suggests the death may have resulted from a cold contracted at the event, though the chloral's presence raises questions. The passage concludes with information about the woman's earlier marriage in 1186 to Colonel Eliot of the Dragoon Guards. The narrative appears part of a mystery or gothic story exploring the circumstances of her death.
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110 OR RUNS YOUR MIND ON ANOTHER LOVE? “Fis lordship’s widowed sister, Lady|a bottle of chloral was found in her hand, Clare Eliot, who resided with him, was/| with the glass stopper out. found dead in bed. ‘Occasionally, though seldom, the de- “She had the previous evening been| ceased had of late used chloral for neu- present, in excellent health and spirits, at|ralgic pain, and itis probable that an at- a ball gtven at Clyffe Castle by Sir Clyffe| tack may have come on after the cold drive and Lady Dashwood. home. “When her attendant left her for the| “Her ladyship was married in 186— to night Lady Clare appeared quite as usual; | Colonel Eliot, of the Dragoon Guards, and but had apparently felt ill afterwards, as | leaves no family.” | JOO @ © = a S CO)