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You keep telling me you're more than that. I have yet to see it. Oh, I know your family is very charitable. You donate money to orphanages and the Negro-run hospital. You and your mother bring food for the shelter. All well and good. Important. But hardly dangerous. You do not risk your name or standing with any of these gestures when the impact of offering either could prove the difference. They could spark real change, (Marquis, 124)"
(Context; line before; 'Is that what you think I am? Some frivolous girl consumed with material gain who has to cheat her way into a good match? (Marquis, 124)'
(The Davenports by Krystal Marquis)
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