We have a terror of seeming to exert ourselves, lest it be noticed tha…

Mignon McLaughlin
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We have a terror of seeming to exert ourselves, lest it be noticed that we exerted ourselves and did not succeed.
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We have a terror of seeming to exert ourselves, lest it be noticed that we exerted ourselves and did not succeed.

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