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“Oh, that I could save them!” thought he. “It were better for them to have been born among the wildest savages, than to grow up thus in a Christian country.” 去书内
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  • 用户863647 用户863647

    This line hits me harder than any earlier scene description. Most passersby feel slight pity then walk away, but Raikes truly grieves for the children’s bleak futures. His harsh comparison lays bare their awful living conditions and explains why he chooses to help—he cannot bear to watch innocent kids waste their lives, and this desperate thought sparks all his later good deeds.

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