T. S. Eliot Quotes

He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare:At whatever time the deed took place-Macavity wasn't there.

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• He always has an alibi, and one or two to spare:At whatever time the deed took place-Macavity wasn't there.

  

  T. S. Eliot
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