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2024-10-29 19:42:56She stretched out along the board and, putting her hands behind her head, looked at Adelard. And every time she looked at him, he was preparing his witty response to her aphorisms.
“You are a work of art, my dear. How I wish I could brag about you in New York. You would be a star there. The brightest star."
Adelard, hanging upside down above the water, slightly dipped the end of his hair and immediately lifted his head and combed it back. Watching his every movement, Suzanne could not contain her feelings and involuntarily said, "Maybe I should fall in love with you? What do you think?"
And he replied, “You’ve said that for the hundredth time. Perhaps you love me from the very beginning of our acquaintance."
"Here's my secret and it is revealed."
Straightening his back, Adelard picked up the oars and began to row. The waves were getting heavier from the wind.
"I am not pleased when someone mentions my beauty. Wh
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