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He kicks a chair in for himself , his lighter khaki breaking a gap in the line of stirring black suits . Other voices are calling to him , their round nervous faces leaning forward down the table , taunting , ugly .
He kicks a chair in for himself , his lighter khaki breaking a gap in the line of stirring black suits . Other voices are calling to him , their round nervous faces leaning forward down the table , taunting , ugly .
Page 137
I noted how this , my inward turn of mind , from which I habitually recoil with estreme distaste but which cannot be gainsaid , contrasted with the natural , gentle , unself regarding habit and manner of those sitting round the table ...
I noted how this , my inward turn of mind , from which I habitually recoil with estreme distaste but which cannot be gainsaid , contrasted with the natural , gentle , unself regarding habit and manner of those sitting round the table ...
Page 138
“ A brisk tramp round the garden ” Elizabeth agreed with her mother , " would work off this enormous meal . " “ How gross is the feminine mind ” observed her father . “ To a mere male it seems immoral either to work up an appetite by ...
“ A brisk tramp round the garden ” Elizabeth agreed with her mother , " would work off this enormous meal . " “ How gross is the feminine mind ” observed her father . “ To a mere male it seems immoral either to work up an appetite by ...
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POEMS translated by Graeme Wilson | 28 |
PRISONER by Elizabeth Jennings | 53 |
JOHN MURRAY 50 ALBEMARLE STREET LONDON WIX | 75 |
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| Title | The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 181 |
| Editors | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Publisher | Smith, Elder and Company, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2007 |
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