unearths some literary gems.
From The Case of the Daring Divorcee, by ESG:
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"And that really knocked me off the Christmas tree because he had told me yesterday that fifty thousand dollars was as high as he would go, no matter what happened."
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From The Case of the Troubled Trustee, by ESG:
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"If this thing works," Tragg muttered, "I'll be a monkey's uncle." And then after a moment, he added ruefully, "And if it doesn't work and this ever gets out, I'll be the monkey himself."