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Be assured, my benighted Pennsylvania friend, that in that hour when the week begins, all the terrapin of Philadelphia or Baltimore and all the soft-shelled crabs of the Atlantic shore might pull at my trousers legs and thrust themselves on my notice in vain.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Hoar emphasizes his preference for traditional Sunday breakfast over other culinary temptations.

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