“ When one is in a difficulty or at a loss, one never knows in what direction a way out may chance to open. ”
Charles Dickens, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870). copy citation
| Author | Charles Dickens |
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| Source | The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
| Topic | loss difficulty |
| Date | 1870 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/564/564-h/564-h.htm |
Context
“‘You are sure not with black hair?’ asked Rosa, taking courage.
‘Quite sure of that, Miss. Brown hair and blue eyes.’
‘Perhaps,’ hinted Mr. Grewgious, with habitual caution, ‘it might be well to see him, reverend sir, if you don’t object. When one is in a difficulty or at a loss, one never knows in what direction a way out may chance to open. It is a business principle of mine, in such a case, not to close up any direction, but to keep an eye on every direction that may present itself. I could relate an anecdote in point, but that it would be premature.’”
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