But, tears were not the things to find their way to Mr. Bumble's soul;…

Charles Dickens
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But, tears were not the things to find their way to Mr. Bumble's soul; his heart was waterproof. ✨ Charles Dickens (1839). Oliver Twist, p.142
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But, tears were not the things to find their way to Mr. Bumble's soul; his heart was waterproof. ✨ Charles Dickens (1839). Oliver Twist, p.142

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