Mr Cobb was my escort. Such a nice escort, Mr Cobb. So attentive. You should see him sober. <i>I</i> should see him sober. Somebody should see him so… - Raymond Chandler
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Mr Cobb was my escort. Such a nice escort, Mr Cobb. So attentive. You should see him sober. I should see him sober. Somebody should see him sober. I mean, just for the record. So it could become a part of history, that brief flashing moment, soon buried in time, but never forgotten - when Larry Cobb was sober.
Raymond Thornton Chandler (23 July 1888 – 26 March 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter who specialized in the crime fiction genre.
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