unearths some literary gems.
Two bits from Dotty Sayers:
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[From a dispute between two competing creditors.]
"We hold a bill of sale on the furniture--look at the date on this document--"
Mr. MacBride said firmly:
"Ours has been running five years."
"I don't care," retorted Mr. Solomons, "if it's been running as long as Charley's Aunt!"
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She reflected she must be completely besotted about Peter, if his laughter could hallow an aspidistra.
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[Here's one from Lawrence Block]:
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“I’d never hide a needle in a haystack,” she said. “It’s the first place they would look.”
