He simply felt that if he could carry away the vision of the spot of e…

Edith Wharton
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He simply felt that if he could carry away the vision of the spot of earth she walked on, and the way the sky and sea enclosed it, the rest of the world might seem less empty. ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). House of Mirth and the Age of Innocence, p.449, Simon and Schuster
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He simply felt that if he could carry away the vision of the spot of earth she walked on, and the way the sky and sea enclosed it, the rest of the world might seem less empty. ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). House of Mirth and the Age of Innocence, p.449, Simon and Schuster

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