Such power! Adelaida cried all at once, peering greedily at the portra…

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Such power! Adelaida cried all at once, peering greedily at the portrait over her sister's shoulder. Where? What power? Lizaveta Prokofyevna asked sharply. Such beauty has power, Adelaida said hotly. You can overturn the world with such beauty. ✨ Fyodor Dostoevsky (2012). The Idiot (Vintage Classics), p.80, Vintage
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