He spoke wistfully of a sudden leaving, a breaking of old ties, a flig…

Arthur Conan Doyle
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He spoke wistfully of a sudden leaving, a breaking of old ties, a flight into a strange world, ending in this dreary valley, and Ettie listened, her dark eyes gleaming with pity and with sympathy - those two qualities which may turn so rapidly and so naturally to love. ✨ SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, Choi Hyun (2016). The Valley of Fear, p.76, ebookspub
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