Ah, my friend, one may live in a big house and yet have no comfort.
 Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920). copy citation

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Author Agatha Christie
Source The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Topic comfort house
Date 1920
Language English
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Context

“He did so, on the round table by the window, but it was an ill-advised proceeding; for, the top of it being loose, it tilted up, and precipitated the despatch-case on the floor.
«Eh voilà une table!» cried Poirot. «Ah, my friend, one may live in a big house and yet have no comfort.»
After which piece of moralizing, he resumed his search.
A small purple despatch-case, with a key in the lock, on the writing-table, engaged his attention for some time. He took out the key from the lock, and passed it to me to inspect.” source

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