Archer was too intelligent to think that a young woman like Ellen Olen…

Edith Wharton
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Archer was too intelligent to think that a young woman like Ellen Olenska would necessarily recoil from everything that reminded her of her past. She might believe herself wholly in revolt against it; but what had charmed her in it would still charm her even though it were against her will. ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated), p.2047, Delphi Classics
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