I could have forgiven it if he'd fallen desperately in love with someo…

W. Somerset Maugham
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I could have forgiven it if he'd fallen desperately in love with someone and gone off with her. I should have thought that natural. I shouldn't really have blamed him. I should have thought he was led away. Men are so weak, and women are so unscrupulous. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2012). The Moon and Sixpence, p.43, Courier Corporation
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