Carolina QuotesThere was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.
O. Henry Carolinian
Source
"The Gift of the Magi"
- work
- The Four Million (1906)
- year
- 1906
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“There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby …” O. Henry. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-A1751817C5. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/a1751817c5
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