 Pictures — no, I do not care about pictures,' she says. ' They are all so pretty nowadays.' She has a way of talking of noted men by their surnames tout court, indicative of a familiarity with them not enjoyed by her hearer. She has a certain number...  The Cornhill Magazine - Page 365edited by - 1894Full view - About this book
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...to them — crumbs from a well-stored intellectual table — in return for their mild platitudes. ' Pictures — no, I do not care about pictures,' she...distinction — obscurity being usually one of their merits. Prettiness is one of her pet aversions. Novissima is, by the way, not pretty herself. She is white.... | |
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...them—crumbs from a well-stored intellectual table—in return for their mild platitudes. " Pictures—no, I do not care about pictures," she says. " They are...certain number of celebrities whom she marks out for spe332 cial distinction—obscurity being usually one of their merits. Prettiness is one of her pet... | |
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