The plumber plodded along in silence, like a man who has learned to be polite to lunatics through dealing with civil engineers. (Lindsey Davis)

The plumber plodded along in silence, like a man who has learned to be polite to lunatics through dealing with civil engineers.

Lindsey Davis

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