kleptomaniac
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Kleptomaniac?" said her uncle, laughing, "I'm not afraid, or I shouldn't have brought you girls up here.
From Two Little Women on a Holiday by Wells, Carolyn
Who they are and how they are made—Their Methods of Operating and upon whom—The Fashionable Kleptomaniac and her opposite—The Modern Devices of Female Thieves.
From Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. by Howe, William F.
And if some rude detective's hand Should find beneath your cloak a roll Of muslin, or a cruet-stand That's labelled "Hotel Metropole," With kindly smile you hand them back, A harmless Kleptomaniac!
From Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes by Graham, Harry
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