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Quotation from Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin

“She was a good woman, Rebecca; she had a quick temper and a sharp tongue, but she wanted to do right, and she did it as near as she could.”

Kate Douglas Wiggin (spoken by Jane Sawyer)

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Chapter XXXI, Aunt Miranda's Apology (Project Gutenberg #498)

Portrait of Kate Douglas Wiggin

Meeting Rebecca at the door of the house of mourning, Jane asks whether she bears any bitterness toward Miranda.

Citation: "She was a good woman, Rebecca; she had a quick temper and a sharp tongue, but she wanted to do right, and she did it as near as she could." — Kate Douglas Wiggin, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Chapter XXXI, Aunt Miranda's Apology (Project Gutenberg #498). (id rebecca-of-sunnybrook-farm-q4)

Virtues: Justice

Portrait: Kate Douglas Wiggin LCCN2014685027, Bain News Service, Public domain.

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