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* SherlockScan: At one point early in the novel, Llewellyn Frost describes his cousin Helen as an "ortho-cousin". Wolfe immediately pegs that he's got KissingCousins desires for her, as only an anthropologist would otherwise use such a technical term, implying that he's researched the subject in order to determine exactly whether or not it would be appropriate for him to act on his feelings.

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* SherlockScan: At one point early in the novel, Llewellyn Frost describes his cousin Helen as an "ortho-cousin". Wolfe immediately pegs that he's got KissingCousins desires for her, as only an anthropologist would otherwise use such a technical term, implying that he's researched the subject extensively in order to determine exactly whether or not it would be appropriate for him to act on his feelings.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: Edgar Frost appears to have set up his will to provide one for his brother Dudley. The will leaves everything to Helen but gives Dudley power of attorney until she comes of age, and specifically states that there will be no oversight or investigation into how Dudley manages the estate, meaning he could theoretically plunder it all before Helen's 21st birthday and leave her with nothing. Several characters speculate that this could be a motive for murder. [[spoiler:Dudley passes the test, revealing that he signed away his rights to an ''actual'' attorney because he knew he wouldn't be able to resist temptation.]]

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* SecretTestOfCharacter: Edgar Frost appears to have set up his will to provide one for his brother Dudley. The will leaves everything to Helen but gives Dudley power of attorney until she comes of age, and specifically states that there will be no oversight or investigation into how Dudley manages the estate, meaning he could theoretically plunder it all before Helen's 21st birthday and leave her with nothing. Several characters speculate that this could be a motive for murder. [[spoiler:Dudley [[spoiler:If it was a test then Dudley passes the test, it, revealing that he signed away his rights to an ''actual'' attorney because he knew he wouldn't be able to resist temptation.]]

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