Yes, you are right; I do love your brother with an affection equal to his own, but I thought it would never pass my lips; for wilfully, blindly I had rejected the affection of his good and noble heart; I had intentionally caused him pain, banished him from his country and his friends, and my punishment was just.
— from The Mother's Recompense, Volume 1 A Sequel to Home Influence by Grace Aguilar
Clasping her tender little hands round Ronald's arm, "I do not love him," she sobbed; "and, Ronald, I do love you.
— from Dora Thorne by Charlotte M. Brame
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