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In the Nicholas Bracewell mysteries, e.g. The Nine Giants, Leonard is a normally gentle giant of a man.  Goaded by his friends into accepting the challenge of the Great Mario, a professional wrestler, at Hoxton Fair, he became angry when Mario cheated and inadvertently killed him.  He met Nicholas Bracewell when the latter was briefly imprisoned.
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