And this I set down as a positive truth. A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump may marry whom she likes. (William Makepeace Thackeray)

And this I set down as a positive truth. A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump may marry whom she likes.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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