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Not another day or hour would she remain, no help was possible, no…

Quote byLouisa May Alcott · 1832–1888

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Long Fatal Love Chase (1866).

English (original)

Not another day or hour would she remain, no help was possible, no atonement could retrieve the past, no love or pity, pardon or excuse should soften the sharp pang of reparation for the guilty man. To go instantly and forever was her only thought, and this gave her strength to rise and look about her.

— Louisa May Alcott

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