...and the most intense desire gave force to her passionate words as t…

Louisa May Alcott
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...and the most intense desire gave force to her passionate words as the girl glanced despairingly about the dreary room like a caged creature on the point of breaking loose. ✨ Louisa May Alcott (1997). A Long Fatal Love Chase, Thorndike Pr
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...and the most intense desire gave force to her passionate words as the girl glanced despairingly about the dreary room like a caged creature on the point of breaking loose. ✨ Louisa May Alcott (1997). A Long Fatal Love Chase, Thorndike Pr

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