He left her. She was dissatisfied with him. He had preferred to incur …

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He left her. She was dissatisfied with him. He had preferred to incur her anger rather than cause her pain. He had kept all the pain for himself. ✨ Victor Hugo (1996). The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Laurel Leaf
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He left her. She was dissatisfied with him. He had preferred to incur her anger rather than cause her pain. He had kept all the pain for himself. ✨ Victor Hugo (1996). The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Laurel Leaf

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