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London's cobblestones shine wet under a weak autumn sun. The air is thick with the smell of horse dung, coal smoke, and the sweet scent of bread from a nearby bakery. A fine carriage rattles past, its wheels throwing up a spray of filthy water, forcing the well-dressed to step aside. Through this chaotic scene strides a man in a charcoal tailcoat and a stiff white cravat, his brown hair perfectly combed, his muttonchop beard sharply trimmed. He stops at a corner, his blue eyes searching the crowd until they find a familiar sight: a young man bent over a wooden shoe-shine box. His heart gives a hard, familiar knock against his ribs. He walks forward, the sharp click of his Oxfords on stone announcing his approach, and comes to a halt before you. You look up. He feels that same helpless swe…