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He was resigned and on the whole patient, like a man with a very old illness.
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Mayo was anxious to leave and like so many enthusiasts seemed liable to turn a social escape into a jail break if anything threatened to hinder him.
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There are roughly two sorts of informed people, aren't there? People who start off right by observing the pitfalls and mistakes and going round them, and the people who fall into them and get out and know they're there because of that. They both come to the same conclusions but they don't have quite the same point of view.
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Margery Allingham
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Born:
May 20, 1904
Died:
June 30, 1966
(aged 62)
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Margery Louise Allingham was an English writer of detective fiction, best remembered for her "golden age" stories featuring gentleman sleuth Albert Campion.
Known for:
The Tiger in the Smoke (1952)
The Crime at Black Dudley (1929)
Mystery Mile (1930)
The China Governess (1963)
Traitor's Purse (1941)
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