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Author: Mark Twain
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  1. Mark Twain _ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Well I 'low I'll MAKE it my business." "Well why don't you?" "If you say much, I will." "Much-much-MUCH. There now." "Oh, you think you're mighty smart, DON'T you? I could lick you with one hand tied behind me, if I wanted to." "Well why don't you DO it? You SAY you can do it." "Well I WILL, if you fool with me." "Oh yes-I've seen whole families in the same fix." "Smarty! You think you're SOME, now, DON'T you? Oh, what a hat!
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  2. Mark Twain _ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    No you can't." "I can." "You can't." "Can!" "Can't!" An uncomfortable pause. Then Tom said: "What's your name?" "'Tisn't any of your business, maybe." "Well I 'low I'll MAKE it my business." "Well why don't you?" "If you say much, I will." "Much-much-MUCH. There now.
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  3. Mark Twain _ Autobiography of Mark Twain:

    We met a great many other interesting people, among them Lewis Carroll, author of the immortal "Alice"--but he was only interesting to look at, for he was the silliest and shyest full-grown man I have ever met except "Uncle Remus.
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  4. Mark Twain _ The Adventures of Huckleberry

    Mary Jane she set at the head of the table, with Susan alongside of her, and said how bad the biscuits was, and how mean the preserves was, and how ornery and tough the fried chickens was-and all that kind of rot, the way women always do for to force out compliments; and the people all knowed everything was tiptop, and said so-said 'How you get biscuits to brown so nice?' and 'Where, for the land's sake, you get these amaz'n pickles?' and all that kind of humbug talky-talk, just the way people always does at a supper, you know.
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