Hands Quote by Mary Roberts Rinehart

“Besides, you want the unvarnished and ungarnished truth, and I'm no hand for that. I'm a lawyer.” quote by Mary Roberts Rinehart — Download Open image

“Besides, you want the unvarnished and ungarnished truth, and I'm no hand for that. I'm a lawyer.”

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