Excuse me? You're the one who was out to mislead me with your alluring bimbo slinkiness! What if I had believed your act last night? What if I had fallen deeply and madly in love with you? You would have had the blood of my love-sickness on your hands, Leila Folger.Lani Wendt Young
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Leila Folger, the main character in John Irving's novel "The Cider House Rules", makes an interesting point. Leila has just spent one night with Willy Taggert, an obstetrician who has been charged with the difficult task of giving birth to baby Charlie. "You're the one who was out to mislead me with your alluring bimbo slinkiness! What if I had believed your act last night? What if I had fallen deeply and madly in love with you?"
Source: Telesa: The Covenant Keeper
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