I do not think I had ever seen a nastier-looking man. Under the black …

Ernest Hemingway
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I do not think I had ever seen a nastier-looking man. Under the black hat, when I had first seen them, the eyes had been those of an unsuccessful rapist. ✨ Ernest Hemingway (2014). Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition, p.91, Simon and Schuster
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I do not think I had ever seen a nastier-looking man. Under the black hat, when I had first seen them, the eyes had been those of an unsuccessful rapist. ✨ Ernest Hemingway (2014). Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition, p.91, Simon and Schuster

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