A Girl in WinterThis classic novel captures twelve transformative hours in the life of an exiled woman living in England and working at a library during World War II. |
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... mouth, which was too wide and too full-lipped for beauty. Yet because it was alert and sensitive it should have been most expressive. Almost she looked as if her lips were bruised and she had to keep them unfamiliarly closed. Yet at ...
... mouth and turned again to his papers . " Yes , all right , all right , " he said with indulgent impatience , as if they had both been wasting his time . " Send someone with her . I don't mind who . Send someone - ha , ha ! —you'd be ...
... mouth was held as if her teeth were stuck with toffee. Katherine looked at her uncertainly, wondering how ill she was. It happened that Miss Green was the first member of the staff she had ever spoken to, for when she had come to work ...
... mouth . She passed her hand through it , and was amazed at its coldness . It might have been a stream drained from plateau after plateau of ice , running down tracks of stones still above cloud level . She withdrew her hand quickly ...
... , ” he said , disregarding her , in a slow , flat voice that sounded as if his tongue was too large for his mouth , " I don't work on Saturday mornings . " " Oh — but my friend here— ” The man did not answer . Lowering his head ,