It was easy enough to despise the world, but decidedly difficult to fi…

Edith Wharton
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It was easy enough to despise the world, but decidedly difficult to find any other habitable region. ✨ Edith Wharton (2016). The House of Mirth: Edith Wharton, p.232, VM eBooks
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It was easy enough to despise the world, but decidedly difficult to find any other habitable region. ✨ Edith Wharton (2016). The House of Mirth: Edith Wharton, p.232, VM eBooks

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