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21 " Don’t worry,” I said. (Surely the most fatuous words in the English or any other language "
― Agatha Christie , The Clocks (Hercule Poirot, #30)
22 " gazing over the heads of the crowd with that complete disdain for the human race that is the special prerogative of cats and camels. "
23 " Must have been foreign,” said Mrs. Curtin. “Me and my old man went on a coach trip to Switzerland and Italy once and it was a whole hour further on there. Must be something to do with this Common Market. I don’t hold with the Common Market and nor does Mr. Curtin. England’s good enough for me. "
24 " I’m fond of travel, but I wouldn’t care to live out of England,” said Mrs. Bland. “We’ve got all our friends here—and my sister lives here, and everybody knows us. If we went abroad we’d be strangers. And then we’ve got a very good doctor here. He really understands my health. I shouldn’t care at all for a foreign doctor. I wouldn’t have any confidence in him. "