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Marriage is a bargain, and somebody has to get the worst end of the bargain.

Helen Rowland

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Helen Rowland
Age: 74 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 1
Died: 1950
Died: January 1
Humorist
Journalist
Bargains
Marriage
Somebody
Worst
Ends
Bargain

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