"Well, damn it all, it's only sixpence, I know, but I suppose he has to begin somewhere."
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Of one of his office-boys who had been caught stealing a small postal order.
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Horatio Bottomley
Horatio William Bottomley (23 March 1860 – 26 May 1933) was an English journalist, newspaper proprietor, financier, Member of Parliament, and fraudster. His political career was ended by a five-year prison term.
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