He’s been made a Duke and he’s richer than Creosote. He’s happily married, and
very soon to be a father. It could be said that you play the hand you’re . ...
Extract from a Night Watch - Terry Pratchett.
It's probably a pun and I'm not getting it.
I have no idea how well off Creosote might be, actually.
Both may well be true.
"Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."
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