Whatever anguish she suffered she concealed. She saw shrewdly that the world is quickly bored by the recital… — William Somerset Maugham
Whatever anguish she suffered she concealed. She saw shrewdly that the world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress.
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