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Charles Miner - When I see a merchant over-polite to...
When I see a merchant over-polite to his customers, begging them to taste a little brandy and throwing half his goods on the counter,-thinks I, that man has an axe to grind. (Charles Miner)

When I see a merchant over-polite to his customers, begging them to taste a little brandy and throwing half his goods on the counter,-thinks I, that man has an axe to grind.

Charles Miner

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