"I guess my new boyfriend does have some faults. He got angry last night because I talked to my parents for five minutes on the telephone - he complained because he said I was ignoring him. That is the first time he got angry around me," Vanessa said. Emma replied, "Did you expect him to be perfect? Never a rose without a ....., you know."

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"I guess my new boyfriend does have some faults. He got angry last night because I talked to my parents for five minutes on the telephone - he complained because he said I was ignoring him. That is the first time he got angry around me," Vanessa said. Emma replied, "Did you expect him to be perfect? Never a rose without a ....., you know." (*) prick (*) root (*) flower (*) spine

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