Quote#Wisdom
You think to baffle me, you—with your pale faces all in a row, like…
Quote byBram Stoker · 1847–1912
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dracula (1897), Dracula, having found Jonathan Harker, Quincey Morris and Arthur Holmwood in his house.
English (original)
You think to baffle me, you—with your pale faces all in a row, like sheep in a butcher's.
— Bram Stoker
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