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I would far rather have two or three lilies of the valley gathered for me by a person I like, than the most expensive bouquet that could be bought!

I would far rather have two or three lilies of the valley gathered for me by a person I like, than the most expensive bouquet that could be bought!
– Elizabeth Gaskell

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