Quote#Wisdom
I am asking you again to marry me as I did a fortnight ago
Quote byHugh Walpole · 1884–1941
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Wintersmoon (1928) First lines.
English (original)
I am asking you again to marry me as I did a fortnight ago.
— Hugh Walpole
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