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“You don’t have to give me your answer now9 Gwendolyn, but I love you, will you be my wife?”
September
1
1940
“You don’t have to give me your answer now9 Gwendolyn, but I love you, will you be my wife?”
September
1
1940
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“You don’t have to give me your answer now9 Gwendolyn, but I love you, will you be my wife?”
September
1
1940
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