> A friend of mine is trying to come up with the
author and the title of the
> book where
> the following line of dialogue can be
found:
>
> "Shut up," he explained.
>
> He says it's from a hard-boiled detective novel, and
I have to admit it
> sounds familiar to me, but I can't place it, either.
Anybody have any
idea?
"'Are you lost daddy' I arsked tenderly. 'Shut up' he
explained."
Ring Lardner 1885-1933, The Young Immigrunts, 1920, chapter
10.
Jim Beaver
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