Close? ah, he is close! He can hold his tongue well. That man’s dumbness is wonderful to listen to.” “There’s so much sense in it. Every moment of i… - Thomas Hardy

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Close? ah, he is close! He can hold his tongue well. That man’s dumbness is wonderful to listen to.”

“There’s so much sense in it. Every moment of it is brimmen over wi’ sound understanding.

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Thomas Hardy OM (June 2 1840 – January 11 1928) was an English novelist, short story writer and poet.

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