Today, she had yielded the sovereignty of her country to Eugenides, who had given up everything he had ever hoped for, to be her King. (Megan Whalen Turner)

Today, she had yielded the sovereignty of her country to Eugenides, who had given up everything he had ever hoped for, to be her King.

Megan Whalen Turner

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