Pavilion of Women"Nobel Prize-winning American author Pearl Buck's 1946 novel about a Chinese woman who decides to leave her marriage on her fortieth birthday, choosing a concubine for her landed-class husband and moving on to a life of freedom." *** "Madame Wu, at 40, retires from married life, planning to find a concubine for her husband and become a chief manager of the house of Wu." |
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Page 32
... heart and pull her roots out of him , unless they were too deep . He looked at her . " Have you ceased altogether to love me ? " he asked . She leaned forward toward him . This now was heart to heart . " I love you as well as ever ...
... heart and pull her roots out of him , unless they were too deep . He looked at her . " Have you ceased altogether to love me ? " he asked . She leaned forward toward him . This now was heart to heart . " I love you as well as ever ...
Page 215
... hearts and bodies have been too much used . It was the weakness of a woman that heart and body were knit together , warp and woof , and when the body was too much used the heart , too , became worn , unless it had love , such as she now ...
... hearts and bodies have been too much used . It was the weakness of a woman that heart and body were knit together , warp and woof , and when the body was too much used the heart , too , became worn , unless it had love , such as she now ...
Page 218
... heart indeed was nothing but the central muscle in the body . This she knew . She had once watched her old grandfather take into his hands the still - living heart of a dead tiger , in the days when to eat a tiger heart was to absorb ...
... heart indeed was nothing but the central muscle in the body . This she knew . She had once watched her old grandfather take into his hands the still - living heart of a dead tiger , in the days when to eat a tiger heart was to absorb ...
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Ailien angry beautiful began body Brother André Ch'iuming Ch'iuming's cheeks child concubine court cried dark daughter door exclaimed eyes face father feel felt Fengmo flesh flower foreign garments gazed gently girl gone hair hands happy head heard heart Heaven Jasmine Kang's laughed Liangmo lifted Linyi lips listened Little Sister Hsia live Madame Kang Madame Wu asked Madame Wu inquired Madame Wu looked Madame Wu replied Madame Wu saw Madame Wu smiled marriage Meichen Meng mind morning mother mouth murmured never night Old Gentleman Old Lady Old Lady's old woman once orchids PAVILION OF WOMEN priest rose Rulan servants silent silk sleep son's sons soul speak spoke stared stood strange talk tell thing thought told took Tsemo voice waiting wet nurse wife wish women words Wu family Wu's Yenmo Ying young woman