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" You need a few prunes,' said the doctor, 'and a bit of roughage.'
'Donald!' protested Winnie. 'Must you? At table?'
'Sorry, my dear, sorry,' said her husband.
'Too bad of me,' apologised Richard. 'Living alone such a lot makes one over-interested perhaps in one's natural functions.'
Winnie felt that this could lead to somewhat alarming disclosures which might be regretted by all. She changed the subject abruptly. "

Miss Read , News from Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #3)


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Miss Read quote : You need a few prunes,' said the doctor, 'and a bit of roughage.'<br />'Donald!' protested Winnie. 'Must you? At table?'<br />'Sorry, my dear, sorry,' said her husband.<br />'Too bad of me,' apologised Richard. 'Living alone such a lot makes one over-interested perhaps in one's natural functions.'<br />Winnie felt that this could lead to somewhat alarming disclosures which might be regretted by all. She changed the subject abruptly.