This is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Ma…

Wilkie Collins
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This is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Man's resolution can achieve. ✨ Wilkie Collins (2013). The Woman in White, p.1, Courier Corporation
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