Why do they always put mud into coffee on board steamers? Why does the…

William Makepeace Thackeray
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Why do they always put mud into coffee on board steamers? Why does the tea generally taste of boiled boots? ✨ William Makepeace Thackeray (1850). The Kickleburys on the rhine: By M. A. Titmarsh, p.9
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Why do they always put mud into coffee on board steamers? Why does the tea generally taste of boiled boots? ✨ William Makepeace Thackeray (1850). The Kickleburys on the rhine: By M. A. Titmarsh, p.9

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