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Mother maintains a stoical silence, however, never broaching the subject. We
have lunch together, just the two of us, chatting about literature. She gives me a
lesson in literary history right then and there. Followed by a tiresome fitting
session ...
Mother maintains a stoical silence, however, never broaching the subject. We
have lunch together, just the two of us, chatting about literature. She gives me a
lesson in literary history right then and there. Followed by a tiresome fitting
session ...
Page 51
No one suspects this: I find it amusing to be the object of awkward glances that
would rather avoid me altogether. Hiding behind their newspapers, the travelers
sought shelter in an uneasy and hypocritical silence 51 SWEET DEATH.
No one suspects this: I find it amusing to be the object of awkward glances that
would rather avoid me altogether. Hiding behind their newspapers, the travelers
sought shelter in an uneasy and hypocritical silence 51 SWEET DEATH.
Page 85
Then there is an almost religious silence, the silence of completely self-
preoccupied enjoyment. Some patrons are unable to finish this titanic dessert. I'm
the only one who orders seconds. The rain caught me right in front of a bookstore
.
Then there is an almost religious silence, the silence of completely self-
preoccupied enjoyment. Some patrons are unable to finish this titanic dessert. I'm
the only one who orders seconds. The rain caught me right in front of a bookstore
.
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