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“Artistocrats were a queer lot - marrying for money, staying with spouses they couldn’t stand, living by all manner of foolish rules. Selling their daughters to save their own hides.” quote by Kady Cross — Download Open image

““Artistocrats were a queer lot - marrying for money, staying with spouses they couldn’t stand, living by all manner of foolish rules. Selling their daughters to save their own hides.””

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