And I have by me, for my comfort, two strange white flowers

H. G. Wells
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And I have by me, for my comfort, two strange white flowers - shriveled now, and brown and flat and brittle - to witness that even when mind and strength had gone, gratitude and a mutual tenderness still lived on in the heart of men. ✨ H G Wells (2004). The Time Machine (Sparklesoup Classics), p.57, Sparklesoup LLC
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