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Quotes from The Gentle Grafter — O. Henry

1862–1910 United States

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Busy as a one-armed man with the nettle-rash pasting on wallpaper.

The Gentle Grafter (1908)

She is pale but affectionate, clinging to his arm — always clinging to his arm. Any one can see that she is a peach and of the cling variety.

The Gentle Grafter (1908)

If ever there was an aviary overstocked with jays it is that Yaptown-on-the-Hudson, called New York.

The Gentle Grafter (1908)

It was beautiful and simple as all truly great swindles are.

The Gentle Grafter (1908)

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