Silence may be as variously shaded as speech. ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). …

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Silence may be as variously shaded as speech. ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated), p.1366, Delphi Classics
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Silence may be as variously shaded as speech. ✨ Edith Wharton (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Edith Wharton (Illustrated), p.1366, Delphi Classics

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