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On horseback he seemed to require as many hands as a Hindu god, at least four for clutching the reins, and two more for patting the horse soothingly on the neck.
Hector Hugh Munro
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Hector Hugh Munro
Age: 45 †
Born: 1870
Born: December 18
Died: 1916
Died: November 13
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