Chapter 2, “The Second Cheque”
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The knowledge that one has a remedy within reach is often as effectual as the remedy itself, if not more so.
— F. Anstey
What It Means
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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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