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Page 131
... Daisy's reputation as a ruthless Amazon Queen in the war of the sexes was already well established . There had been ... Daisy de Broglie albeit a very different Daisy and went on to explain that , when he had completed his work , she had ...
... Daisy's reputation as a ruthless Amazon Queen in the war of the sexes was already well established . There had been ... Daisy de Broglie albeit a very different Daisy and went on to explain that , when he had completed his work , she had ...
Page 133
... Daisy , I am sure , would have laughed both at the absurd Guermantes and at the pathetic Charlus , but felt perfectly at home with the princesse de Cadig- nan ( whose lovers appear to have outnumbered her own ) , have welcomed the ...
... Daisy , I am sure , would have laughed both at the absurd Guermantes and at the pathetic Charlus , but felt perfectly at home with the princesse de Cadig- nan ( whose lovers appear to have outnumbered her own ) , have welcomed the ...
Page 139
... Daisy , wrenched his arm free and , like a storm - tossed sailor recognizing a harbour - beacon , or a lost aviator picking up a radio - signal , steered back rapidly and steadily towards his goal . Daisy was much annoyed ; and , when ...
... Daisy , wrenched his arm free and , like a storm - tossed sailor recognizing a harbour - beacon , or a lost aviator picking up a radio - signal , steered back rapidly and steadily towards his goal . Daisy was much annoyed ; and , when ...
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The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
The Death of the Lion | 66 |
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