FOUND IN A NOVEL: To whom should they give trust?
My edit: Who should they trust?
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FOUND IN A NOVEL: As a newsman, Qwilleran was an expert at interviewing difficult subjects, but he was defeated by Aunt Fanny.
I might change the last part of that sentence to but Aunt Fanny defeated him. It sounds more straightforward.
FROM THE SAME NOVEL: The desk in Aunt Fanny's sitting room was a graceful French escritoire devoted to correspondence...
An ESCRITOIRE is a writing table or desk; specifically : secretary.
FROM ANOTHER NOVEL: ... left-handed whelk.
A WHELK is a sea snail. I don't know how he could tell it was left-handed; they don't have hands.
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