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Don't you dare call me arrogant!If ever I had any at all-which I deny!- how much could I possibly have left after having been ridden over rough-shod by you and Thomas, do you imagine?

Georgette Heyer

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Georgette Heyer
Age: 71 †
Born: 1902
Born: August 16
Died: 1974
Died: July 4
Novelist
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Georgette Heyer Rougier
Stella Martin
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Shod
Call
Ridden
Left
Thomas
Ever
Arrogant

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