Gold, for the instant, lost its lustre in his eyes, for there were countless treasures of the heart which it could never purchase. (Charles Dickens)

Gold, for the instant, lost its lustre in his eyes, for there were countless treasures of the heart which it could never purchase.

Charles Dickens

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