The Age of Innocence

this time it was almost prophetic! That must have been at least twelve years ago; and since then Ellen has never been to America. No wonder she is completely Europeanised.\"

\"But European society is not given to divorce: Countess Olenska thought she would be conforming to American ideas in asking for her freedom.\" It was the first time that the young man had pronounced her name since he had left Skuytercliff, and he felt the colour rise to his cheek.


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this time it was almost prophetic! That must have been at least twelve years ago; and since then Ellen has never been to America. No wonder she is completely Europeanised.\"

\"But European society is not given to divorce: Countess Olenska thought she would be conforming to American ideas in asking for her freedom.\" It was the first time that the young man had pronounced her name since he had left Skuytercliff, and he felt the colour rise to his cheek.


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