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Old 08-24-2022, 09:46 PM   #391
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
One thing that does bother me is certain words that take me out of the book.

I know the book I am reading is an old book. It's copyright 1934.

The words so far are (and some don't mean what you may think).
  1. ejaculated
  2. thank-offering
  3. hare

The book is A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh.
Holmes caused Watson to ejaculate all the time.
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