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himself with his employer's mistress, Pamela: but she mockingly laughs in his face, infuriating him. Popinga assaults her and accidentally kills her. He then hurriedly leaves town, eventually making his way to Paris. There, every day, he buys the various newspapers which carry the story of the murder. Although Chief
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about a man's rapid descent into criminality and madness following sudden financial ruination. A film adaptation was released in 1952. It has been translated into
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