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I have known him nearly all my life, and I am going to marry him, so that there won't ever be a time when I shan't know him.

Elizabeth Goudge

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Elizabeth Goudge
Age: 83 †
Born: 1900
Born: April 24
Died: 1984
Died: April 1
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Wells
Somerset
Elizabeth de Beauchamp Goudge
Elisabeth Goudge
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Life
Shan
Marry
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