"My perusal was of a necessity hurried," Chan replied. "Imagine it covered the ground."
"Is that the best you can say for it?" the boy complained.
Charlie shrugged. "Always think twice before you scatter tributes," he answered. "If no one had praised the donkey's song, he would not still be singing."
(from The Black Camel, by Earl Derr Biggers)
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