"Jem was safe from her, and he would……" — Daphne du Maurier
"Jem was safe from her, and he would ride away with a song on his lips and a laugh at her expense, forgetful of her, and of his brother, and of God; while she dragged through the years, sullen and bitter, the stain of silence marking her, coming in the end to ridicule as a soured spinster who had been kissed once in her life and could not forget it."
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Daphne du Maurier
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89 Quotes by Daphne du Maurier
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