Her vivid smile was like a light held up to dazzle me. ✨ Edith Wharton…

Edith Wharton
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Her vivid smile was like a light held up to dazzle me. ✨ Edith Wharton (2015). Edith Wharton: Collected Stories Vol. 1 1891-1910, p.377, Library of America
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Her vivid smile was like a light held up to dazzle me. ✨ Edith Wharton (2015). Edith Wharton: Collected Stories Vol. 1 1891-1910, p.377, Library of America

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