The spine, and I do not attempt to conceal the fact, had become soluble in the last degree. You may wonder at this, arguing that I was not responsible for the disaster which had come upon us. I had nothing to fear. But a longish experience has taught me that on these occasions innocence pays no dividends. Pure as the driven snow though he may be, or even purer, it is the man on the spot who gets the brickbats.
(from Jeeves In the Morning, by Sir Pelham Wodehouse)
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