guv'ner

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"Yes, guv'ner?"

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  • "Good night, guv'ner." —  Bleak House
  • "Yes, guv'ner." —  Bleak House
  • "I hardly know what it was like, guv'ner," said Phil, considering. —  Bleak House
  • "I don't know where they are," says Phil; "but I see 'em, guv'ner. —  Bleak House
  • "She must have been a fine old lady, guv'ner," Phil observes. —  Bleak House
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