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The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1)

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i hate to be dense, but what is reference to the Gilded Fly ring? Fen says King Lear Act IV sc 4 and there are only 2 scenes in Lear
Raquel Pri The reference is King Lear Act IV Scene VI:

KING LEAR: What was thy cause? Adultery?
Thou shalt not die. Die for adultery! No. The wren
goes to ‘t, and t…moreThe reference is King Lear Act IV Scene VI:

KING LEAR: What was thy cause? Adultery?
Thou shalt not die. Die for adultery! No. The wren
goes to ‘t, and the small gilded fly does lecher in my
sight. Let copulation thrive;(less)
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