He looked more like a professional rugger player than a lawyer, though not when he wore his wig. Then the… — P.D. James
He looked more like a professional rugger player than a lawyer, though not when he wore his wig. Then the face became an impressive mask of judicial gravitas. But, thought Langton, wigs metamorphose us all; perhaps that's why we're so unwilling to get rid of them.
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