Excerpt from The Interpreter: A Tale of the War
OT one of my keys will fit it: the Old desk has been laid aside for years, and is covered with dust and rust. We do not make such strong boxes nowadays, for brass hinges and secret drawers have given place to flimsy morocco and russia leather; 'so we Clap a Bramah lock, that Bramah himself cannot pick, on a black bag that the veriest bungler can rip open in five seconds with a penknife, and entrust our notes, bank and other wise, our valuables, and our secrets.
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