And he writhed inside at what seemed the cruelty and unfairness of the…

C. S. Lewis
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And he writhed inside at what seemed the cruelty and unfairness of the demand. He had not yet learned that if you do one good deed your reward usually is to do another and harder and better one. ✨ The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis, California Books Inc., (p. 36), August 7, 2014.
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And he writhed inside at what seemed the cruelty and unfairness of the demand. He had not yet learned that if you do one good deed your reward usually is to do another and harder and better one. ✨ The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis, California Books Inc., (p. 36), August 7, 2014.

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