It always does seem to me that I am doing…

It always does seem to me that I am doing more work than I should do. It is not that I object to the work, mind you; I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. I love to keep it by me: the idea of getting rid of it nearly breaks my heart.

Sourced, Three Men in a Boat
(1889)

Ch. 15

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