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... mysterious and dazzling . No one could resist her appeal ; and among her unlikeliest victims was James Pope - Hennessy , a gifted thirty- five - year - old man of letters , who , although most of his passions were reserved for his own ...
... mysterious and dazzling . No one could resist her appeal ; and among her unlikeliest victims was James Pope - Hennessy , a gifted thirty- five - year - old man of letters , who , although most of his passions were reserved for his own ...
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... of love , than an inborn exhibitionist , the designer of endless pageants and parades that revolved around her own mysterious person and showed her , amid gilded slaves , serpents , apes , Afghan hounds 78 CUSTOMS AND CHARACTERS.
... of love , than an inborn exhibitionist , the designer of endless pageants and parades that revolved around her own mysterious person and showed her , amid gilded slaves , serpents , apes , Afghan hounds 78 CUSTOMS AND CHARACTERS.
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... mysterious and unexpected ; and Lady Allendale , clearly a poor judge - she had once urged her niece to marry Edward Marsh , the editor of Georgian Poetry and platonic worshipper of Rupert Brooke , Ivor Novello and many other golden ...
... mysterious and unexpected ; and Lady Allendale , clearly a poor judge - she had once urged her niece to marry Edward Marsh , the editor of Georgian Poetry and platonic worshipper of Rupert Brooke , Ivor Novello and many other golden ...
Contents
PROLOGUE I | 1 |
The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
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