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  • Laughter had been slain, but not her belief in the invincibility of Alvan; she could not imagine him overthrown in a conflict -- and by a hand that she had taken and twisted in her woman's hand subduingly!

    The Tragic Comedians — Volume 3 George Meredith 1868

  • Laughter had been slain, but not her belief in the invincibility of Alvan; she could not imagine him overthrown in a conflict -- and by a hand that she had taken and twisted in her woman's hand subduingly!

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

  • Laughter had been slain, but not her belief in the invincibility of Alvan; she could not imagine him overthrown in a conflict -- and by a hand that she had taken and twisted in her woman's hand subduingly!

    The Tragic Comedians — Complete George Meredith 1868

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