Women ought to be free - as free as we are,' he declared, making a dis…

Edith Wharton
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Women ought to be free - as free as we are,' he declared, making a discovery of which he was too irritated to measure the terrific consequences. ✨ Edith Wharton (2016). The Age of Innocence: American Literature, p.28, VM eBooks
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Who's 'they'? Why don't you all get together and be 'they' yourselves? ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). Delphi Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated), p.1960, Delphi Classics
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Women ought to be free - as free as we are,' he declared, making a discovery of which he was too irritated to measure the terrific consequences. ✨ Edith Wharton (2016). The Age of Innocence: American Literature, p.28, VM eBooks

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