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Book 2, Chapter 7 Summary
The next morning is a crisp winter morning, and the buzz of the circus is in full force. Everyone tends to their duties with diligence as Colonel Kearney enjoys the thoughts of money made and money to come. He has even polished his dollar sign belt buckle. With Sybil in the crook of his arm, he comes up with ploys to add attention to the "Greatest Show on Earth." He reads a newspaper that claims Fevvers to be made of rubber and in fact not a real woman. Kearney decides to counter the claim, not with the truth per say, but with an elaborate story that she is engaged to the Prince of Wales. Walser notes the monkeys still study with neither Lamarck nor Mignon's guidance. They sweep and clean their cages and go back to studying their work. Only the chimp with the green hair bow stops to give...
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