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They might be kind, I thought. They might be sensible and good. They will not be like you. But I did not say it. I knew it would mean nothing to her. I said something - something ordinary and mild, I cannot think what. And after a time she came and kissed my cheek, and then she left me.
They might be kind, I thought. They might be sensible and good. They will not be like you. But I did not say it. I knew it would mean nothing to her. I said something - something ordinary and mild, I cannot think what. And after a time she came and kissed my cheek, and then she left me.
Approximate author period: c. 1998 AD · modern
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- Sarah Waters
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- Approximate author period: c. 1998 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Sarah Waters: documented activity in 1998. Wikidata Q237555, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237555 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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