"The national sport of England is obstacle-racing. People……" — Herbert Beerbohm Tree
"The national sport of England is obstacle-racing. People fill their rooms with useless and cumbersome furniture, and spend the rest of their lives in trying to dodge it."
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Herbert Beerbohm Tree
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