Thomas Hardy
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Her affection for him was now the breath and life of Tess's being; it enveloped her as a photosphere, irradiated her into forgetfulness of her past sorrows, keeping back the gloomy spectres that would persist in their attempts to touch her—doubt, fear, moodiness, care, shame. She knew that they were waiting like wolves just outside the circumscribing light, but she had long spells of power to keep them in hungry subjection there. ✨ Thomas Hardy (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Thomas Hardy (Illustrated), p.3574, Delphi Classics

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