BlackPeter
Ancient Badger
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Yes this even appears in a Sherlock Holmes story (can't remember title and my copy of 'complete stories' seems to have disappeared!)There is a long tradition of 'rich beggars' in folklore and literature.
The subtext is that wicked layabouts are sponging off well-meaning strangers, when it's actually about social exclusion.
Further discussion of beggars / beggar disguise in Sherlock Holmes stories has been moved to the Sherlock Holmes thread:
https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/the-thread-of-sherlock-holmes.7990/
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