Are you a devil? I am a man, answered Father Brown gravely; and theref…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Are you a devil? I am a man, answered Father Brown gravely; and therefore have all devils in my heart. ✨ The Innocence of Father Brown. Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1911.
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Are you a devil? I am a man, answered Father Brown gravely; and therefore have all devils in my heart. ✨ The Innocence of Father Brown. Book by Gilbert K. Chesterton, 1911.

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