Do you absolutely despise me, Walter? No. He hesitated and his voice w…

W. Somerset Maugham
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Do you absolutely despise me, Walter? No. He hesitated and his voice was strange. I despise myself. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2009). The Painted Veil, p.113, Random House
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Do you absolutely despise me, Walter? No. He hesitated and his voice was strange. I despise myself. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2009). The Painted Veil, p.113, Random House

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