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“It's quite commonplace for a young man to fall in love and equally commonplace for him to be rejected, but come what may, I'll always be fond of you.”

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Book:Bauhinia Junction
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Bauhinia Junction

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Margaret Way
Margaret Way

Margaret Way is a writer, but the specifics of her life and works are not well-documented. more

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