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Page 197
... scene in the novel is the very early one in which the two sisters make common cause for the first time in many years in the drowning of a rat that Dinah's dog has savaged . It is a quite terrifying scene , and whether intended or not ...
... scene in the novel is the very early one in which the two sisters make common cause for the first time in many years in the drowning of a rat that Dinah's dog has savaged . It is a quite terrifying scene , and whether intended or not ...
Page 218
... scenes which illuminate magically , the scene , for example , of the two young house- maids waltzing in the deserted ballroom among the dustcloth - shrouded furniture : They were wheeling wheeling in each other's arms heedless at the ...
... scenes which illuminate magically , the scene , for example , of the two young house- maids waltzing in the deserted ballroom among the dustcloth - shrouded furniture : They were wheeling wheeling in each other's arms heedless at the ...
Page 237
... scenes to the highest possible pitch , he tones them down until they sound like mothers ' meet- ing gossip ... In fact , there's actually less emphasis laid on the big scenes ... scene through which Mr Norris zig - THE THIRTIES : BRITISH 237.
... scenes to the highest possible pitch , he tones them down until they sound like mothers ' meet- ing gossip ... In fact , there's actually less emphasis laid on the big scenes ... scene through which Mr Norris zig - THE THIRTIES : BRITISH 237.
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