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Mr. Wicksteed is a man in his forties who uses a walking stick and is known as being a completely “inoffensive” person. He is the steward to Lord Burdock. He is murdered by Griffin, who it seems he may have encountered by accident on the grounds of Lord Burdock’s house.
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Chapter 26: The Wicksteed Murder
...A “thrill of horror” runs through the area, as people learn about the murder of Mr. Wicksteed .
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...that Griffin must have been carrying an iron rod as a weapon when he encountered Mr. Wicksteed near a gravel pit close to the gate of Lord Burdock’s lodge. Mr. Wicksteed’s body...
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There is much speculation about exactly how and why Mr. Wicksteed died. The only certain evidence is Wicksteed’s battered body and the bloodstained iron rod that...
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