I only wanted to know, Prue. I be getting ancient and old, and the time draws nigh when life'll be a burden. I'd lief know as there was good in store for the best girl ever.
Mary WebbAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: english
- Born: March 25, 1881
- Died: October 8, 1927
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