I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke…

James Joyce
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I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration. But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires. ✨ James Joyce (2015). Dubliners, p.22, Booklassic
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I did not know whether I would ever speak to her or not or, if I spoke to her, how I could tell her of my confused adoration. But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires. ✨ James Joyce (2015). Dubliners, p.22, Booklassic

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