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There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?' The mood will pass, sir.

P. G. Wodehouse

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P. G. Wodehouse
Age: 93 †
Born: 1881
Born: January 1
Died: 1975
Died: January 1
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Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
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