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George Eliot, Middlemarch Quotes: Upon my word, I think the truth is the hardest missile one can be pelted with.
         

Upon my word, I think the truth is the hardest missile one can be pelted with.


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Upon my word, I think the truth is the hardest missile one can be pelted with.
         



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