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There was no last animal I treated. When young farm lads started to help me over the gate into a field or a pigpen, to m
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"There was no last animal I treated. When young farm lads started to help me over the gate into a field or a pigpen, to make sure the old fellow wouldn't fall, I started to consider retiring"

- James Herriot

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by James Herriot between October 3, 1916 and February 23, 1995. He/she was a famous Writer from United Kingdom. The author also have 15 other quotes.

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