I adore you, mon petit, and would never allow him to hurt you, no matt…

Vladimir Nabokov
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I adore you, mon petit, and would never allow him to hurt you, no matter how gently or madly. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2012). Ada or Ardor, p.359, Penguin UK
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