Very often people have a very limited way of thinking.
_Oh dear, I sometimes think_whatever would I do if anything happened_But thinking's no good, is it, madam? Thinking won't help. When I find myself doing that, I say to myself, "come along, Ellen! Stop it this moment, my girl! Stop that silly thinking_!
The Garden Party and Other Stories
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_Oh dear, I sometimes think_whatever would I do if anything happened_But thinking's no good, is it, madam? Thinking won't help. When I find myself doing that, I say to myself, "come along, Ellen! Stop it this moment, my girl! Stop that silly thinking_!
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