To be alone with the girl to whom he is not engaged is a man's delight; to be alone with the man to whom she is engaged is the woman's.
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The Eustace Diamonds by
Anthony Trollope
"When one reflects what a deal of harm a bishop may do, one wishes that there was some surer way of getting bishops."
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The Eustace Diamonds by
Anthony Trollope
It was admitted by all her friends, and also by her enemies--who were in truth the more numerous and active body of the two--that Lizzie Greystock had done very well with herself.
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The Eustace Diamonds by
Anthony Trollope