That is a society editor, sitting there elegantly dressed, with his le…

Mark Twain
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That is a society editor, sitting there elegantly dressed, with his legs crossed in that indolent way, observing the clothes the ladies wear, so that he can describe them for his paper and make them out finer than they are and get bribes for it and become wealthy. ✨ Mark Twain (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated), p.3989, Delphi Classics
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