unearths some literary gems.
From The Great Southern Mystery, by G. D. H. and Margaret Cole:
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[I suspect this pun was unintentional.]
The most startling thing so far about the entire affair was the finding of the sovereigns in the dead man's mouth.... At present, Arkwright could make neither head or tail of it.
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"You could get pots and pots of money from the Daily Whatever it is."
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[Bonus #1: Tennis-playing minor characters nicknamed Bunch and Lumps.]
[Bonus #2: Two old clubmen who are colossal bores; each warns the journalist seeking them out that the other is a colossal bore.]