Desultory readers are seldom remarkable for the exactness of their lea…

Arthur Conan Doyle
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Desultory readers are seldom remarkable for the exactness of their learning. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (2015). Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Dover Reader, p.13, Courier Dover Publications
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Desultory readers are seldom remarkable for the exactness of their learning. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (2015). Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Dover Reader, p.13, Courier Dover Publications

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