Alec, what do you believe in? Don't laugh—tell me. She wait… - John le Carré

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Alec, what do you believe in? Don't laugh—tell me. She waited and at last he said: I believe an eleven bus will take me to Hammersmith. I don't believe it's driven by Father Christmas.

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John le Carré is the pen-name of David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), who was a British writer of spy novels and a former spy himself.

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