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Father asks frequently in his letters whether I fancy any Ayorthaian young lady or any in our acquaintance at home. I say no I suppose I'm confessing another fault: pride. I don't want him to know that I love if my affections are not returned

Gail Carson Levine

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Gail Carson Levine
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: September 17
Author
Writer
New York
United States
Faults
Returned
Home
Letters
Acquaintance
Love
Pride
Frequently
Asks
Fault
Lady
Whether
Fancy
Father
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Confessing
Another
Affection
Affections
Young

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