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The Corpse Had Excellent Table Manners

In 1904, an etiquette tutor notices that the guest blamed for a fatal dinner could not have arranged the table as found. Her unfashionable attention to service gives an overlooked servant a chance to be believed.

A Scandal in Sensible Shoes

A seaside bootmaker finds a celebrated philanthropist's shoes beside the wrong body. Everyone trusts the gentleman's impeccable reputation, but she knows the repairs, the customer's peculiar gait, and the expensive difference between being respectable and being believed.