He was willing to wait until the last dollar was broken: in… - Christopher Morley

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He was willing to wait until the last dollar was broken: in the meantime he was content. You never know the soul of a city, he said, until you are down on your luck. Now, he felt, he had been here long enough to understand her.

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Christopher Morley (5 May 1890 - 28 March 1957) was an American journalist, novelist, poet, and playwright.

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Alternative Names: Christopher Darlington Morley

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