His sister had been sent down to the village to ask Mistress Garlick t…

Terry Pratchett
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His sister had been sent down to the village to ask Mistress Garlick the witch how you stopped spelling recommendation. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Guards! Guards!: (Discworld Novel 8), p.19, Random House
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