He has a mouth, lord," Gerbruht said."I envy him," I said."Envy him, lord?""Most of us have to lower our trews to shit. — Bernard Cornwell, The Flame Bearer
He has a mouth, lord," Gerbruht said."I envy him," I said."Envy him, lord?""Most of us have to lower our trews to shit. — Bernard Cornwell, The Flame Bearer
He has a mouth, lord," Gerbruht said."I envy him," I said."Envy him, lord?""Most of us have to lower our trews to shit. — Bernard Cornwell, The Flame Bearer
He has a mouth, lord," Gerbruht said."I envy him," I said."Envy him, lord?""Most of us have to lower our trews to shit. — Bernard Cornwell, The Flame Bearer
He has a mouth, lord," Gerbruht said."I envy him," I said."Envy him, lord?""Most of us have to lower our trews to shit. — Bernard Cornwell, The Flame Bearer
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He has a mouth, lord," Gerbruht said."I envy him," I said."Envy him, lord?""Most of us have to lower our trews to shit.

— Bernard Cornwell, The Flame Bearer
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