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Wharton Wednesday: Book 1, Ch 8, 9, 10
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Wharton Wednesday: Book 1, Ch 8, 9, 10

Week 4: "The first thousand dollar cheque which Lily received...strengthened her self-confidence in the exact degree to which it effaced her debts."

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Welcome to Week 4!

We are getting close to the end of Book 1, which marks the halfway point in the novel. Today, we’re working through Chapters 8, 9, and 10 of The House of Mirth.

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