To be watchful, I decided, was my business. And I could not get rid of the feeling that I might soon have cause for all my vigilance. (John Buchan)

To be watchful, I decided, was my business. And I could not get rid of the feeling that I might soon have cause for all my vigilance.

John Buchan

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