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“Truly, madame, I think so. For the moment.”
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“Honestly, madame, I think so. At least for the moment.”
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“If you were shown a great heap of dolls, and were set upon them to pluck them
to pieces and despoil them for your own advantage, you would pick out the
richest and gayest. Say! Would you not?”
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“If you were shown a big pile of dolls and were told to pull them apart and
steal parts of them to take for yourself, you would pick out the richest and
most colorful. Wouldn’t you?”
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“Truly yes, madame.”
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“Honestly, madame, yes.”
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“Yes. And if you were shown a flock of birds, unable to fly, and were set upon
them to strip them of their feathers for your own advantage, you would set upon
the birds of the finest feathers; would you not?”
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“Yes. And if you were shown a flock of birds that couldn’t fly and were told
to pluck off their feathers and take for them yourself, you would go after the
birds with the prettiest feathers, wouldn’t you?”
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“It is true, madame.”
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“It’s true, madame.”
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“You have seen both dolls and birds to-day,” said Madame Defarge, with a wave
of her hand towards the place where they had last been apparent; “now, go
home!”
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“You’ve seen both dolls and birds today,” said Madame Defarge with a wave of
her hand toward where the king and queen and their attendants had been seen.
“Now go home!”
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