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A woman who takes her husband about with her everywhere is like a cat that goes on playing with a mouse long after she's killed it.
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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