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Wolfe scowled at her. I could see he was torn with conflicting emotions. A female in his kitchen was an outrage. A woman criticizing his or Fritz's cooking was an insult. But corned beef hash was one of life's toughest problems, never yet solved by anyone.

Rex Stout

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Rex Stout
Age: 88 †
Born: 1886
Born: December 1
Died: 1975
Died: October 27
Novelist
Radio Personality
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Noblesville
Indiana
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Kitchen
Criticizing
Never
Cooking
Toughest
Life
Emotions
Beef
Female
Outrage
Fritz
Problems
Solved
Scowled
Emotion
Torn
Wolfe
Anyone
Criticize
Hash
Woman
Insult
Conflicting

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