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"I often think," remarked Lady Tanagra as she helped herself a second time to hors d'oeuvres, "that if Godfrey could only be condensed or desiccated he would save the world from ennui."
Elton looked up from a sardine he was filleting with great interest and care; concentration was the foundation of Godfrey Elton's character.