Your tale is of the longest, observed Monks, moving restlessly in his …

Charles Dickens
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Your tale is of the longest, observed Monks, moving restlessly in his chair. It is a true tale of grief and trial, and sorrow, young man, returned Mr. Brownlow, and such tales usually are; if it were one of unmixed joy and happiness, it would be very brief. ✨ Charles Dickens (1985). Oliver Twist, p.259, Dimitrios Spyridon Chytiris
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