Who wrote, and where, the following quotation?  "Don't get up,
Duchess, I've just come in to wash my hands."

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 25 Jul 2004 15:51 PDT

Can you give us a bit of context for where/how/when you heard this yourself?

It doesn't show up in any conventional searches for quotes, so it
would help to know where you came across as a way of suggesting other
sources we might explore.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by princetonyaleoxford-ga on 25 Jul 2004 18:41 PDT

Clarification, of a sort:  I read the quotation somewhere, but (in the
words of the wonderful old song)I don't know where or when.

I believe your quote is a variant on the punch line of an old joke:

http://www.cebudanderson.com/wrongroom.htm

I suspect that Jim would trace his response to the source I'm searching for.