Quote#Wisdom
"Whatever you do, don’t go on to the beaches at dusk," was all he…
Quote byFergus Hume · 1859–1932
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Sand-walker", The Dancer in Red, and Other Stories (London: Digby, Long & Co., 1906).
English (original)
"Whatever you do, don’t go on to the beaches at dusk," was all he said. Then he vanished.
— Fergus Hume
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