Adoration isn't love. I adore Annabella, but I don't love her; and I love thee, Milicent, but I don't adore thee.


Ralph to Milicent (Ch. XXXII : Comparisons: Information Rejected) - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848)


Adoration isn't love. I adore Annabella, but I don't love her; and I love thee, Milicent, but I don't adore thee.

Adoration isn't love. I adore Annabella, but I don't love her; and I love thee, Milicent, but I don't adore thee.

Adoration isn't love. I adore Annabella, but I don't love her; and I love thee, Milicent, but I don't adore thee.

Adoration isn't love. I adore Annabella, but I don't love her; and I love thee, Milicent, but I don't adore thee.