Some cynical Frenchman has said that there are two parties to a love-transaction: the one who loves and the other who condescends to be so treated. (William Makepeace Thackeray)

Some cynical Frenchman has said that there are two parties to a love-transaction: the one who loves and the other who condescends to be so treated.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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