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Some think that people come to a ball to do nothing but dance whereas everyone knows that the real business of a ball is to look out for a wife, to look after a wife, or to look after someone else's wife.
Robert Smith Surtees
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Robert Smith Surtees
Age: 58 †
Born: 1805
Born: May 17
Died: 1864
Died: March 16
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Handley Cross
Sponge's sporting tour
Ask Mamma
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