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Bring out the substance of Basil's letter to Miss Meadows.

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The content of Basil’s letter read, “I feel more and more strongly that our marriage would be a mistake. Not that I don’t love you. I love you as much as it is possible for me to love any woman but, truth to tell, I have come to the conclusion that I am not a marrying man and the idea of settling down fills me with nothing but – the word “disgust” was scratched out and “regret” written over the top.

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पाठ 5.3: The Singing Lesson - Exercises [पृष्ठ १६५]

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पाठ 5.3 The Singing Lesson
Exercises | Q A. 7. | पृष्ठ १६५

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