Well, well, Henry James is pretty good, though he is of the nineteenth century, and that glaringly.
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- Talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit, it completes our education, founds and fosters our friendships, and can be enjoyed at any age and in almost any state of health.
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