... themselves in their own fears and reject the creature and its creator. It is curious to observe that both Dr. Trescott and Jimmie, the two people who personally knew him and respected him before the fire disfigured his face, were the only ones who could still approach Henry with little or no fear. Whitomville chose not to know the creature Henry had become and were thrown in turmoil ... once saved him from a mob. The second part of the stranger's plan was hatched when it was revealed that there was no gold in the sack. Instead the gold was only painted lead. After the eighteen citizens ...

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