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Men believe women are hopeless gossips, but women know men are. The poor creatures are worse than women in some ways, because they cannot admit to themselves that they are gossiping, or doubt the discretion of the individuals in whom they confide. 'Strictly in confidence, old boy, just between you and me...'.
Men believe women are hopeless gossips, but women know men are. The poor creatures are worse than women in some ways, because they cannot admit to themselves that they are gossiping, or doubt the discretion of the individuals in whom they confide. 'Strictly in confidence, old boy, just between you and me...'.
Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
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- Elizabeth Peters
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- Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Barbara Mertz: documented activity in 1964. Wikidata Q451009, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q451009 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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