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He peered at me in a blinking kind of way, rather like one of his
Herefordshire cows prodded unexpectedly while lunching.

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Honoria, you see, is one of those robust, dynamic girls with the muscles of a
welterweight and a laugh like a squadron of cavalry charging over a tin bridge.

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I never met a man who had such a knack of making
a fellow feel like a waste product.

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There are certain moments in life when words are not needed.
I looked at Biffy, Biffy looked at me. A perfect understanding
linked our two souls.
'!'
'?'

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