Really, for a man who had been out of practice for so many years it wa…

Charles Dickens
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Really, for a man who had been out of practice for so many years it was a splendid laugh! ✨ Charles Dickens (1983). A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas, p.91, Library of Alexandria
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Really, for a man who had been out of practice for so many years it was a splendid laugh! ✨ Charles Dickens (1983). A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas, p.91, Library of Alexandria

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