Other sound than the owl's voice there was none, save the falling of a…

Charles Dickens
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Other sound than the owl's voice there was none, save the falling of a fountain into its stone basin; for, it was one of those dark nights that hold their breath by the hour together, and then heave a long low sigh, and hold their breath again. ✨ Charles Dickens (2015). British Classics: A Tale of Two Cities (Illustrated), p.101, The Planet
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