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THE EYES OF INNOCENCE
he took Mme. de la Vaudraye in his arms and began to kiss her with all his might, with all his fervent soul. And he blurted out:
"It's quite right ... you're my mother ... you're my mother ... you're entitled to say what you please. ... What you say is right. ... It's my business to understand. ... Oh, mother, if you only knew ... !"
