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"I suppose you are detesting me with all your might," he remarked as they seated themselves.

From The Happy Adventurers by Middleton, Lydia Miller

Bad persons may sometimes be so related as to show each other only their good qualities, and be happy friends, while all around are detesting them.

From The Friendships of Women by Alger, William Rounseville