Misfortune had made Lily supple instead of hardening her, and a pliable substance is less easy to break than a stiff one.
Edith Wharton
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She pronounced the word married as if her voice caressed it. It seemed a rustling covert leading to enchanted glades.
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I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.
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