To Leonora's eternal question he answered that all he desired in life was that - that he could pick himself together again and go on with his daily occupations if - the girl, being five thousand miles away, would continue to love him. (Ford Madox Ford)

To Leonora's eternal question he answered that all he desired in life was that - that he could pick himself together again and go on with his daily occupations if - the girl, being five thousand miles away, would continue to love him.

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