For a moment he thought she was about to hit him, which would have bee…

Neil Gaiman
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For a moment he thought she was about to hit him, which would have been bad, or even start crying, which would have been much, much worse.
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For a moment he thought she was about to hit him, which would have been bad, or even start crying, which would have been much, much worse.

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