Ah, a wondrous thing is love! On every side of me there are dark, handsome men, with something sinister in their smile, "casting away their cigars with a muffled curse." No novel would be complete without them.

When they are foiled by the brave girl of the narrative, it is the recognized course with them to fling away their cigars with a muffled curse.

Any kind of curse would do, but muffled ones are preferred.
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