“When you get to a man in the case,
They're like as a row of pins -
For the Colonel's Lady an' Judy O'Grady
Are sisters under their skins! ”

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English short-story writer, poet, and novelist 1865–1936

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“When you get to a man in the case,They're like as a row of pins -For the Colonel's Lady an' Judy O'GradyAre sisters under their skins! ”

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“When you get to a man in the case,
They're like as a row of pins -
For the Colonel's Lady an' Judy O'Grady
Are sisters under their skins! ”