I'll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has prove…

Herman Melville
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I'll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy. ✨ Herman Melville (2016). Moby Dick (World Classics, Unabridged), p.37, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
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