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Quotation from Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson

“For just precisely what I thought I liked about ye, was that ye never quarrelled:--and now I like ye better”

Robert Louis Stevenson (spoken by Alan Breck Stewart)

Kidnapped, Chapter XXIV (1886 text)

Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson

Alan's comic, generous answer to David's question why he cares for so thankless a fellow ends the quarrel.

Citation: "For just precisely what I thought I liked about ye, was that ye never quarrelled:--and now I like ye better" — Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, Chapter XXIV (1886 text). (id kidnapped-q6)

Virtues: Friendship, Charity

Portrait: RLS Kidnapped 1886 US, Robert Louis Stevenson, Public domain.

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