"We spent as much money as we could, and got as little for it as people could make up their minds to give us. We were always more or less miserable, an...

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""It was as true" said Mr. Barkus "as taxes is. And nothing is truer than them."
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"Some conjurers say that number three is the magic number, and some say number seven. It's neither my friend, neither. It's number one. (Fagin)