When she read just now to James, 'and there were numbers of soldiers w…

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When she read just now to James, 'and there were numbers of soldiers with kettledrums and trumpets,' and his eyes darkened, she thought, why should they grow up, and lose all that? ✨ Selected Works of Virginia Woolf.
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