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Quotation from Cousin Betty by Honoré de Balzac

“She kept the secret of her hatred even through a painful death from pulmonary consumption”

Honoré de Balzac (spoken by Narrator)

Cousin Betty, Final chapter, Lisbeth's death, trans. James Waring

Lisbeth dies mourned by the family she has tried to destroy; the narrator says the sight of their happiness hastened her end.

Citation: "She kept the secret of her hatred even through a painful death from pulmonary consumption" — Honoré de Balzac, Cousin Betty, Final chapter, Lisbeth's death, trans. James Waring. (id cousin-betty-q6)

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