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It is only the first baby that takes up the whole of a woman's time.Five or six do not require nearly so much attention as one.

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Jerome K. Jerome
Age: 67 †
Born: 1859
Born: August 25
Died: 1927
Died: June 16
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West Midlands
Jerome Klapka Jerome
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