You do care a little for me, I know... but nothing to speak of, and yo…

E. M. Forster
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You do care a little for me, I know... but nothing to speak of, and you don't love me. I was yours once till death if you'd cared to keep me, but I'm someone else's now... and he's mine in a way that shocks you, but why don't you stop being shocked, and attend to your own happiness. ✨ E M Forster (2011). Maurice, p.204, Hachette UK
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