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"a child!" said edith, looking at her. "when was i a child? what childhood did you ever leave to me? i was a woman - artful, designing, mercenary, laying snares for men - before i knew myself, or you, or even understood the base and wretched aim of every new display i learnt. you gave birth to a woman. look upon her. she is in her pride tonight."
-Charles Dickens
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"a Child!" Said Edith, Looking At Her.

Charles Dickens
"a child!" said edith, looking at her. "when was i a child? what childhood did you ever leave to me? i was a woman - artful, designing, mercenary, laying snares for men - before i knew myself, or you, or even understood the base and wretched aim of every new display i learnt. you gave birth to a woman. look upon her. she is in her pride tonight."
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