R. M. Ballantyne Quotes

I am not prone to indulge in effeminate demonstration, but I am not ashamed to confess that when I gazed on the weather-beaten though ruddy countenance of my old companion, and observed the eager glance of his bright blue eyes, I was quite overcome, and rushed violently into his arms.

R. M. Ballantyne

• Demonstration
• Indulge
• Prone
• Effeminate

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  R. M. Ballantyne
  • Demonstration
  • Indulge
  • Prone