Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are g…

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Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner's inquest. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.620, Vintage
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Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner's inquest. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.620, Vintage

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