A. C. Benson Quotes

The test of a good letter is a very simple one. If one seems to hear the other person talking as one reads, it is a good letter.

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• The test of a good letter is a very simple one. If one seems to hear the other person talking as one reads, it is a good letter.

  

  A. C. Benson
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