Tell me about yourself, Miss Russel."I started to give him the obligatory response, first the demurral and then the reluctant flat autobiography, but some slight air of polite inattention in his manner stopped me. Instead, I found myself grinning at him." Why don't you tell me about myself, Mr. Holmes? Laurie R. King
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The phrase the "Tell me about yourself, Miss Russel." is a reference to the poem "Tell Me About You" by Richard McKie. The story of this poem was derived from Richard McKie's experiences with his wife Joanna Russell, who was well-known for her ability to play off her friends against each other. Richard McKie believed that she used these skills to confuse men in their courtships, and he eventually wrote the poem after witnessing embarrassing behavior on his part.

Source: The Beekeepers Apprentice

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