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Quotation from The Railway Children by E. Nesbit

“But charity's what I never did abide”

E. Nesbit (spoken by Perks)

The Railway Children, Chapter IX, The pride of Perks (Project Gutenberg #1874)

Portrait of E. Nesbit

Perks explains to his wife why the birthday gifts first offended him.

Citation: "But charity's what I never did abide" — E. Nesbit, The Railway Children, Chapter IX, The pride of Perks (Project Gutenberg #1874). (id the-railway-children-q4)

Portrait: Nesbit-railway001, C. E. Brock (illustrator) / Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., Public domain.

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