“ Leading on a man you don't care for is not a praiseworthy action. ”
Thomas Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd (1874). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Hardy |
|---|---|
| Source | Far from the Madding Crowd |
| Topic | action care |
| Date | 1874 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/107/107-h/107-h.htm |
Context
“He had not finished, either. He continued in a more agitated voice:—
"My opinion is (since you ask it) that you are greatly to blame for playing pranks upon a man like Mr. Boldwood, merely as a pastime. Leading on a man you don't care for is not a praiseworthy action. And even, Miss Everdene, if you seriously inclined towards him, you might have let him find it out in some way of true loving-kindness, and not by sending him a valentine's letter."
Bathsheba laid down the shears.”
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