As the pain that can be told is but half a pain, so the pity that ques…

Edith Wharton
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As the pain that can be told is but half a pain, so the pity that questions has little healing in its touch. ✨ Edith Wharton (2016). The House of Mirth: Edith Wharton, p.134, VM eBooks
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