He had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they…

W. Somerset Maugham
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He had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they had ever tried to do without it. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2013). The Essential W. Somerset Maugham Collection, p.2219, eBookIt.com
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He had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they had ever tried to do without it. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2013). The Essential W. Somerset Maugham Collection, p.2219, eBookIt.com

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