In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had …

Charles Dickens
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In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong. ✨ Charles Dickens (1881). Great Expectations, p.61
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In a word, I was too cowardly to do what I knew to be right, as I had been too cowardly to avoid doing what I knew to be wrong. ✨ Charles Dickens (1881). Great Expectations, p.61

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