I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two s…

Charles Dickens
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I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words together. ✨ Charles Dickens, Madeline House, Graham Storey (1977). Letters: Edited by Madeline House & Graham Storey. Associate Editors: W.J. Carlton [and Others]
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I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words together. ✨ Charles Dickens, Madeline House, Graham Storey (1977). Letters: Edited by Madeline House & Graham Storey. Associate Editors: W.J. Carlton [and Others]

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