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Monday, 27 July 2015

Seldom the first




When a man is appointed to a place, it is natural that he should accept the income allotted to that place without much inquiry. It is seldom that he will be the first to find out that his services are overpaid.
Anthony Trollope - Autobiography (1883)
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4 comments:

  1. Sam Vega28 July 2015 at 00:14

    I'd go off the rails if my middle name was "Buttifant". I think we should go easy on the poor man.

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  2. A K Haart28 July 2015 at 19:13

    Sam - it's grim, but given a choice between the bra photo and Buttifant...

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  3. James Higham28 July 2015 at 21:14

    He no doubt had more than a passing acquaintance with trollops.

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  4. A K Haart28 July 2015 at 21:37

    James - maybe his ambition was to be one.

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