Quote by Cao Xueqin
I must claim the quoters privilege of giving only as much of the t

I must claim the quoters privilege of giving only as much of the text as will suit my purpose, said Tan-Chun. If I told you how it went on, I should end up by contradicting myself! – Cao Xueqin

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