Quote by P.G. Wodehouse Download Open image ““He stood looking at the detective like Schopenhauer’s butcher at the selected lamb.”” — P.G. Wodehouse ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.4 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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