made the old boy 's characters more quick-witted than any english lit 
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(ROOT (S (VP (VBD ) (S (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ) (POS )) (NNS )) (ADJP (ADJP (RBR ) (JJ ) (HYPH ) (VBN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN ))))))))