The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because …

P. G. Wodehouse
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The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies in the adjoining meadows. ✨ P. G. Wodehouse (2011). The Clicking of Cuthbert, p.128, The Floating Press
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The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies in the adjoining meadows. ✨ P. G. Wodehouse (2011). The Clicking of Cuthbert, p.128, The Floating Press

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