![Far more often [than asking the question 'Is it true?'] they [children] have asked me: 'Was he good? Was he wicked?' That is, they were far more concerned to get the Right side and the Wrong side clear. For that is a question equally important in History and in Faerie.](/assets/img/quote-photos/far-more-often-than-asking-the-question-is-it-true-they-children-have-aske.jpg)
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