How could she ever have believed Lester Armstrong noble, good and true, a king among men?
— from Mischievous Maid Faynie by Laura Jean Libbey
It was the break-up of a religious gathering overwhelmed by sleep, a church transformed into a chance hospital, its doors wide open to the lovely August night, giving access to all who were wandering in the darkness, the good and the bad, the weary and the lost.
— from The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Complete by Émile Zola
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