Peter Jiong
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[FONT="]Mrs. Mayston Ryle was a specialist in the clerical anecdote; she successively related the story of Bishop Thorold and his white hands, the story of Bishop Wilberforce and the bloody shovel. (This somewhat shocked the ladies, but Mrs. Mayston Ryle could not spoil her point by the omission of a swear word.)[/FONT]
From Mrs. Craddock (set in the late 19th century) by W Somerset Maugham
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From Mrs. Craddock (set in the late 19th century) by W Somerset Maugham
What does the underlined part mean?