The Age of Innocence

A deep blush rose to her face and spread over her neck and shoulders. She blushed seldom and painfully, as if it hurt her like a burn.

\"Many cruel things have been believed of me,\" she said.

\"Oh, Ellen—forgive me; I'm a fool and a brute!\"

She smiled a little. \"You are horribly nervous; you have your own troubles. I know you think the Wellands are unreasonable about your marriage, and of course I agree with you. In Europe


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A deep blush rose to her face and spread over her neck and shoulders. She blushed seldom and painfully, as if it hurt her like a burn.

\"Many cruel things have been believed of me,\" she said.

\"Oh, Ellen—forgive me; I'm a fool and a brute!\"

She smiled a little. \"You are horribly nervous; you have your own troubles. I know you think the Wellands are unreasonable about your marriage, and of course I agree with you. In Europe


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