"It must be someone collecting for charity. Respectable women never call the family for any other reason."
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Caryl Brahms
Caryl Brahms (8 December 1901 – 5 December 1982), born Doris Caroline Abrahams, was an English writer of Turkish-Jewish descent. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music and was ballet correspondent for the London Evening Standard and later the Daily Telegraph. She is best known for her humorous writings.
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