Well he knew she was one of those women who, giving themsel… - Louis Hémon

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Well he knew she was one of those women who, giving themselves, give wholly, reckoning not the cost; love of body and of soul, strength of arm in the daily task, the unmeasured devotion of a spirit that does not waver. So precious the gift appeared to him that he dared not ask it.

Louis Hémon

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Louis Hémon (12 October 1880 – 8 July 1913), was a French Canadian author most famous for his novel Maria Chapdelaine.

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