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... decided that I need not spare their feelings . To be remem- bered , talked over , even perhaps sometimes laughed at , is surely the only tribute that the dead require . I ' L'INUTILE BEAUTE ' Late in November 1951 , 5 PROLOGUE.
... decided that I need not spare their feelings . To be remem- bered , talked over , even perhaps sometimes laughed at , is surely the only tribute that the dead require . I ' L'INUTILE BEAUTE ' Late in November 1951 , 5 PROLOGUE.
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... talked little ; but , among Rory's guests , one felt his presence , and recognized the position he occupied as a kind of guardian gnome * , quietly listening and attending . On Cap d'Ail , his house , the Villa Le Roc , surrounded by ...
... talked little ; but , among Rory's guests , one felt his presence , and recognized the position he occupied as a kind of guardian gnome * , quietly listening and attending . On Cap d'Ail , his house , the Villa Le Roc , surrounded by ...
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... talked incessantly , and not only about their own lives and their absorbing private problems - they were all of them avid gossips ; and their com- ments on Clive Bell's amatory affairs , or Virginia's ' wicked ' indiscretions , show ...
... talked incessantly , and not only about their own lives and their absorbing private problems - they were all of them avid gossips ; and their com- ments on Clive Bell's amatory affairs , or Virginia's ' wicked ' indiscretions , show ...
Contents
PROLOGUE I | 1 |
The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
Copyright | |
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