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Thought for the day
Nothing can be more wounding to a spirit not ungenerous, than a generous forgiveness.
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- 1994 Ring by Stephen Baxter
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- Adeline Sergeant: Helen C. Black Photograph by H. S. Mendelssohn, London, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Gérard Watkins: Snakesking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Samuel Richardson: Joseph Highmore, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Sydney Grundy: Lombardi & Co., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
- Georgette Heyer: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized