Sometimes Frank sighed, thinking he had caught a tropic bird, all flam…

Margaret Mitchell
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Sometimes Frank sighed, thinking he had caught a tropic bird, all flame and jewel color, when a wren would have served him just as well. In fact, much better. ✨ Margaret Mitchell, Pat Conroy (2008). Gone with the Wind, p.896, Simon and Schuster
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Sometimes Frank sighed, thinking he had caught a tropic bird, all flame and jewel color, when a wren would have served him just as well. In fact, much better. ✨ Margaret Mitchell, Pat Conroy (2008). Gone with the Wind, p.896, Simon and Schuster

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