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Updated: June 8, 2025

And so, if you please, would you be so kind as not to think quite so badly of me?" It was all so humble and pretty and remorseful that he was quite touched by it. That old temptation to kiss and console her made it quite dangerous for him to linger. She was such a lovable sight with her tear-wet cheeks, and that dubious but faithfully worked-at garment of Tod's in her hand.

Frances Hodgson Burnett - Vagabondia: 1884