Blackwood's Magazine, Volumes 265-266W. Blackwood, 1949 - England |
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Page 156
... mother discovered later was because , the house being open on all sides to the garden , the front door was seldom used . My mother felt herself picked up and set down within ; while the chauffeur stood by , obsequi- ously tender . Here ...
... mother discovered later was because , the house being open on all sides to the garden , the front door was seldom used . My mother felt herself picked up and set down within ; while the chauffeur stood by , obsequi- ously tender . Here ...
Page 157
My mother shivered a little in spite of the heat . She saw in her imagination rows of men , very foreign , in tasselled velvet caps , with not even a table on which to place their drinks ; a place of banishment , where masculinity ...
My mother shivered a little in spite of the heat . She saw in her imagination rows of men , very foreign , in tasselled velvet caps , with not even a table on which to place their drinks ; a place of banishment , where masculinity ...
Page 158
... mother it appeared modern , so serene it looked and eminently practical in the glow of efficient care . More handshakes , smiles , and murmured greetings . How charming they are , thought my mother , how pretty -aprons spotless , heads ...
... mother it appeared modern , so serene it looked and eminently practical in the glow of efficient care . More handshakes , smiles , and murmured greetings . How charming they are , thought my mother , how pretty -aprons spotless , heads ...
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