“I don’t feel any vulgar gratitude to you. I almost feel as if ought to be grateful to for giving you the… — Charles Dickens
“I don’t feel any vulgar gratitude to you. I almost feel as if ought to be grateful to for giving you the opportunity of enjoying the luxury of generosity. I know you like it. For anything I can tell, I may have come into the world expressly for the purpose of increasing your stock of happiness.”
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