It is true, I confess, that if a male character of my inven… - James Thurber

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It is true, I confess, that if a male character of my invention started across the stage to disrobe a virgin criminally (ah, euphemism to end euphemisms!), he would probably catch his foot in the piano stool and end up playing "Button Up Your Overcoat" on the black keys.

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James Grover Thurber (8 December 1894 – 2 November 1961) was an American humorist and cartoonist.

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