His neighbor is a tooth-drawer. That bag at his girdle is full of the …

Arthur Conan Doyle
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His neighbor is a tooth-drawer. That bag at his girdle is full of the teeth that he drew at Winchester fair. I warrant that there are more sound ones than sorry, for he is quick at his work and a trifle dim in the eye. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (2015). The White Company: Sherlock Holmes Collections, p.36, 谷月社
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