She gave so many reasons that I've forgotten them all. ✨ Edith Wharton…

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She gave so many reasons that I've forgotten them all. ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated), p.2175, Delphi Classics
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