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The Magistrate

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7. He Seems An Interesting Fellow, Ma'am

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 13, 2021, 11:10 AM

Mar 2021

I had never heard of him, but that would apply to most recent writers.

Thank you for the proper attribution of the body of the quote. The two initial sentences are little more than an Ashley Montague echo: Mr. Grey's contribution is of a much higher order.

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