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gossip ... was like any other commodity in the marketplace. You received it only if you had something of value to give.

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P. D. James
Age: 94 †
Born: 1920
Born: August 3
Died: 2014
Died: November 27
Member Of The House Of Lords
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Baroness James of Holland Park
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