The worst of doing one's duty was that it apparently unfitted one for …

Edith Wharton
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The worst of doing one's duty was that it apparently unfitted one for doing anything else. ✨ The Age of Innocence ch. 34 (1920)
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The worst of doing one's duty was that it apparently unfitted one for doing anything else. ✨ The Age of Innocence ch. 34 (1920)

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