[F]rank knew he was guilty of arrogance and misanthropy, but he compen…

Sherman Alexie
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[F]rank knew he was guilty of arrogance and misanthropy, but he compensated by being kind to strangers and tipping really well at restaurants. ✨ FaceBook post bySherman Alexie from Oct 22, 2015
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