Chapter 3, “An Unexpected Opening”
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I can’t call myself a busy man—unfortunately,” said Horace, with that frankness which scorns to conceal what other people know perfectly well already.
— F. Anstey
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Source: Wikiquote: "F. Anstey" (Quotes, The Brass Bottle (1900): All quotes are from the public domain text of the novel, available at "The Brass Bottle" )
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About F. Anstey
F. Anstey was the pen-name of Thomas Anstey Guthrie (8 August 1856 – 10 March 1934), an English novelist and journalist.
About F. Anstey
F. Anstey was the pen-name of Thomas Anstey Guthrie (8 August 1856 – 10 March 1934), an English novelist and journalist.
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