Friday, November 17, 2017
True Stories
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), Under the Greenwood Tree, Part I, Chapter 8:
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'Well, now,' said Reuben, with decisive earnestness, 'that sort o' coarse touch that's so upsetting to Ann's feelings is to my mind a recommendation; for it do always prove a story to be true. And for the same reason, I like a story with a bad moral. My sonnies, all true stories have a coarse touch or a bad moral, depend upon't.'
