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"A man at once wealthy and generous? An improbable being -- but not impossible!" Standing among the milling party-goers, Sir Richard observes this to his millionaire host -- having just read news about Severac Bablon, a mysterious figure who has given monetary assistance to 2,000 men suddenly thrown into unemployment, in Canada. Moments later, a hush falls over this assemblage of London's wealthiest and smartest -- for they find themselves surrounded by a ring of identically dressed men -- with handguns drawn! In "The Sins of Severac Bablon," Sax Rohmer, creator of the sinister villain Fu Manchu, unveils a case to baffle Chief Inspector Sheffield of Scotland Yard