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"But the inexplicability of the General's conduct dwelt much on her thoughts. That he was very particular in his eating, she had, by her own unassisted observation, already discovered; but why should he say one thing so positively, and mean another all the while, was most unaccountable. How were people, at that rate, to be understood?"
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"A nonhot boy stares at you and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a hot boy...well."

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