Friendship Quote by Stella Gibbons

“He was, she reflected, almost rudely like a tortoise; and she was glad her friend kept none as pets or they might have suspected mockery.” quote by Stella Gibbons — Download Open image

“He was, she reflected, almost rudely like a tortoise; and she was glad her friend kept none as pets or they might have suspected mockery.”

Stella Gibbons

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