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“Strange!” the Countess said; “let us have lights, since I can no longer endure this overpopulous twilight.”

From Chivalry by Cabell, James Branch

"Strange!" the Countess said; "let us have lights, since I can no longer endure the overpopulous darkness."

From Chivalry by Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green