History of the Church, 5:336 (6 April 1843)
1840s
“Sorry, I’m not at home. I have gone out to my world Fancy, and I cannot be reached. Call back in a week, unless your business is urgent, in which case call back in a month.”
Section 6 (p. 184)
Short fiction, Rumfuddle (1973)
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