It frightened him to think what must have gone to the making of her ey…

Edith Wharton
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It frightened him to think what must have gone to the making of her eyes. ✨ Edith Wharton (2010). The Age of Innocence, p.53, Bibliolis Books
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It frightened him to think what must have gone to the making of her eyes. ✨ Edith Wharton (2010). The Age of Innocence, p.53, Bibliolis Books

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