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... Vita . There was a curious and very attractive contradiction in Vita's character . She was then literally — and so few people ever are literally — in the prime of life , an animal at the height of its powers , a beautiful flower in full ...
... Vita . There was a curious and very attractive contradiction in Vita's character . She was then literally — and so few people ever are literally — in the prime of life , an animal at the height of its powers , a beautiful flower in full ...
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... Vita , I was inclined to think that they did this only in the unreal , romantic drawing - rooms of the novelist - but Vita really did stride or seem to stride . To be driven by Vita on a summer's afternoon at the height of the season ...
... Vita , I was inclined to think that they did this only in the unreal , romantic drawing - rooms of the novelist - but Vita really did stride or seem to stride . To be driven by Vita on a summer's afternoon at the height of the season ...
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... Vita a porcelain sink , but the figs came about in this way . She took Vita for a drive to the famous fig garden in Worthing ; she asked Vita whether she would like to take back some figs , and , when she said yes H 113 PEACE IN OUR ...
... Vita a porcelain sink , but the figs came about in this way . She took Vita for a drive to the famous fig garden in Worthing ; she asked Vita whether she would like to take back some figs , and , when she said yes H 113 PEACE IN OUR ...
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