She could not explain the subtleties of her feeling as clearly as he could state his opinion, even though she had skill in speech, and her father had… - Thomas Hardy

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She could not explain the subtleties of her feeling as clearly as he could state his opinion, even though she had skill in speech, and her father had none.

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Thomas Hardy OM (June 2 1840 – January 11 1928) was an English novelist, short story writer and poet.

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