Ch. 48
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If you could see my legs when I take my boots off, you'd form some idea of what unrequited affection is.
— Charles Dickens
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If you could see my legs when I take my boots off, you'd form some idea of what unrequited affection is." in the context of "Ch. 48" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Charles Dickens" (Quotes, Dombey and Son (1846-1848))
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About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Charles Dickens was trying to ban workhouses his whole career.
About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Charles Dickens was trying to ban workhouses his whole career.
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