Go and see whether the Doctor is about,’ said Jack, ‘and if he is, ask him to look … - Patrick O'Brian

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At the end of the day, I'm reading the news. I'm not digging ditches. I'm not fighting fires. It's a long day, and it's a lot of responsibility, and it can be a little bewildering sometimes with the schedule. But, you know, it's a job, and they pay me well to do a job.

Patrick O'Brian

Go and see whether the Doctor is about,’ said Jack, ‘and if he is, ask him to look in, when he has a moment. ’ Which he is in the fish-market, turning over some old-fashioned lobsters. No. I tell a lie. That is him, falling down the companion-way and cursing in foreign.

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