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Page 102
... gave me the im- pression of an armour - plated , electroplated , or enamelled woman , physically and mentally . The range of her feelings behind this metallic façade seemed to be extremely limited ; but façades are façades , and behind ...
... gave me the im- pression of an armour - plated , electroplated , or enamelled woman , physically and mentally . The range of her feelings behind this metallic façade seemed to be extremely limited ; but façades are façades , and behind ...
Page 169
... gave me the feeling which only a very few people whom I have met gave me , a feeling of great gentleness , but behind the gentleness , great strength . The room in which he sat seemed very light , shining , clean , with a pleasant ...
... gave me the feeling which only a very few people whom I have met gave me , a feeling of great gentleness , but behind the gentleness , great strength . The room in which he sat seemed very light , shining , clean , with a pleasant ...
Page 178
... gave Virginia more pleasure than this . She had a passion for travelling , and travel had a curious and deep effect upon her . When she was abroad , she fell into a strange state of passive alertness . She allowed all these foreign ...
... gave Virginia more pleasure than this . She had a passion for travelling , and travel had a curious and deep effect upon her . When she was abroad , she fell into a strange state of passive alertness . She allowed all these foreign ...
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