Oh Jake, Brett said, We could have had such a damned good time togethe…

Ernest Hemingway
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Oh Jake, Brett said, We could have had such a damned good time together. Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly, pressing Brett against me. Yes, I said. Isn't it pretty to think so? ✨ Ernest Hemingway (2014). Sun Also Rises, p.297, Simon and Schuster
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