I mean, if you're asking a fellow to come out of a room so that you ca…

P. G. Wodehouse
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I mean, if you're asking a fellow to come out of a room so that you can dismember him with a carving knife, it's absurd to tack a 'sir' on to every sentence. The two things don't go together. ✨ P.G. Wodehouse (2012). The Jeeves Omnibus - Vol 1: (Jeeves & Wooster), p.111, Random House
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I mean, if you're asking a fellow to come out of a room so that you can dismember him with a carving knife, it's absurd to tack a 'sir' on to every sentence. The two things don't go together. ✨ P.G. Wodehouse (2012). The Jeeves Omnibus - Vol 1: (Jeeves & Wooster), p.111, Random House

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