Well, George Anson Phillips is a kind of pathetic case... H… - Raymond Chandler

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Well, George Anson Phillips is a kind of pathetic case... He was the sort of cop who would be likely to hang a pinch on a chicken thief, if he saw the guy steal the chicken and the guy fell down running away and hit his head on a post or something and knocked himself out. Otherwise it might get a little tough and George would have to go back to the office for instructions.

Raymond Chandler

The High Window · August 12, 1992 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Raymond Thornton Chandler (23 July 1888 – 26 March 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter who specialized in the crime fiction genre.

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