Three quiet days. This hell fiend is like a cat with a mouse. She lets…

Arthur Conan Doyle
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Three quiet days. This hell fiend is like a cat with a mouse. She lets me loose only to pounce upon me again. I am never so frightened as when every thing is still. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (2012). The Conan Doyle Weirdbook, p.136, Lulu.com
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Three quiet days. This hell fiend is like a cat with a mouse. She lets me loose only to pounce upon me again. I am never so frightened as when every thing is still. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (2012). The Conan Doyle Weirdbook, p.136, Lulu.com

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