[She was] kept there in the sort of embrace a man gives to the dearest…

Louisa May Alcott
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[She was] kept there in the sort of embrace a man gives to the dearest creature the world holds for him. ✨ Louisa May Alcott (2015). Little Women Collection: Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins and More, p.1149, Xist Publishing
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[She was] kept there in the sort of embrace a man gives to the dearest creature the world holds for him. ✨ Louisa May Alcott (2015). Little Women Collection: Little Women, Little Men, Eight Cousins and More, p.1149, Xist Publishing

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