“ When one has an old man on one's shoulders one never can get rid of him. ”
Anthony Trollope, Phineas Redux (1874). copy citation
| Author | Anthony Trollope |
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| Source | Phineas Redux |
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| Date | 1874 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18640/18640-h/18640-h.htm |
Context
“Fothergill may do as he pleases if the Duke gives him permission."
"I hate Mr. Fothergill, if that'll do any good," said the Duchess; "and we wish we could get rid of him altogether. But that, you know, is impossible. When one has an old man on one's shoulders one never can get rid of him. He is my incubus; and then you see Trumpeton Wood is such a long way from us at Matching that I can't say I want the shooting for myself. And I never go to Gatherum if I can help it. Suppose we made out that the Duke wanted to let the shooting?"”
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