We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed aft…

W. Somerset Maugham
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We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval by a baby. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2017). Plays Volume One, p.278, Random House
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