He looked at her again, now with the vague abject shyness that older men often have with young women, as though asking their indulgence for no longer being young. (Stefan Zweig)

He looked at her again, now with the vague abject shyness that older men often have with young women, as though asking their indulgence for no longer being young.

Stefan Zweig

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