He looked haggard and careworn, like a Borgia who has suddenly remembe…

P. G. Wodehouse
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He looked haggard and careworn, like a Borgia who has suddenly remembered that he has forgotten to shove cyanide in the consommé, and the dinner-gong due any moment. ✨ 1925 Carry On, Jeeves,'Clustering Around Young Bingo'.
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He looked haggard and careworn, like a Borgia who has suddenly remembered that he has forgotten to shove cyanide in the consommé, and the dinner-gong due any moment. ✨ 1925 Carry On, Jeeves,'Clustering Around Young Bingo'.

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