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“But the children must finish their chores. As Agatha Swanburne said, ‘This and that left here and there means a trip and a fall every now and then.’”

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“I suspect she may not be a very good housemaid; Mrs. Clarke is always scolding her about this and that. But when it comes to the well-being of the children: Yes, she is completely trustworthy.”

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During a bull market, each new generation is apt to think it’s a genius, that the risks are low, that it is the first generation to understand this and that older people just don’t get it.

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"One has to ask themselves – is this a report for reports? We hope it's not because that will create more frustration when ladies are trying to get answers and closure in this, and that's just not going to happen until all these answers are on the table."

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“Everywhere you see pink, breast cancer this and that,” she said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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