I soon found, however, that most of these parties bored me to tears. These magnates are not really such villains as the poor are wont to think them; … - L. Sprague de Camp

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I soon found, however, that most of these parties bored me to tears. These magnates are not really such villains as the poor are wont to think them; their worst fault is dullness. They talk about their games and sports, their children and relatives, their purchases and sales, their aches and pains, and they talk about them over and over.