There was but one thing for him;- to persevere till he got her, or til…

Anthony Trollope
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There was but one thing for him;- to persevere till he got her, or till he had finally lost her. And should the latter be his fate, as he began to fear that it would be, then, he would live, but live only, like a crippled man. ✨ Anthony Trollope (2016). The Way We Live Now, p.63, Anthony Trollope
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