 Life among men who had a great deal of work to do, and very little time to do it in, had taught her the wisdom of effacing, as well as of fending for, herself. She did not by word or deed suggest that she would be useful, comforting, or beautiful in their...  The Day's Work - Page 206by Rudyard Kipling - 1898 - 431 pagesFull view - About this book
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