It seemed to me, thinking quick, that the only way of solving the am-parce [impasse] was to sacrifice Shorty… — P.G. Wodehouse

It seemed to me, thinking quick, that the only way of solving the am-parce [impasse] was to sacrifice Shorty. Like Russian peasants with their children, you know, when they are pursued by wolves and it becomes imperative to lighten the sledge.

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