Men are frail creatures, of course; one does not expect the… - Elizabeth Peters

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Men are frail creatures, of course; one does not expect them to exhibit the steadfastness of women.

Elizabeth Peters

Crocodile on the Sandbank · 1988 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Men are frail creatures, of course; one does not expect them to exhibit the steadfastness of women. - Elizabeth Peters

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