But it is infamous that they have not told you! ’ declared Eustacie. ‘Je n’en reviendrai jamais! ’‘ If it’s all the same to you, miss, I’d just as soon you’d talk in a Christian language, ’ said Mr. Stubbs.

Georgette Heyer
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The phrase: ‘But it is infamous that they have not told you!’, is used in the play "Much Ado About Nothing" by William Shakespeare. In his play, Shakespeare uses this phrase to highlight the importance of the truth when telling the truth is believed to be an act of sin. The term ‘much ado about nothing’ is a reference to the play Hamlet where Hamlet expresses great distress about why he has no father, which was in fact because his mother had married his uncle before the ceremony. The idea behind this phrase in "Much Ado About Nothing" is that it would be better for someone if they did not know the truth rather than having to deal with all sorts of confusion and disappointment over their situation.

Source: The Talisman Ring

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