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47. As I expected she pounced upon the vial with its plump, beautifully
coloured capsules loaded with Beauty's Sleep. "Blue!" she exclaimed. "Violet
blue. What are they made of?" "Summer skies," I said, "and plums and figs,
and the grapeblood of emperors." "No, seriously – please." "Oh, just Purpills.
Vitamin X. Makes one strong as an ox or an ax. Want to try one?" (V.N.)
48. Gaston Godin, who was seldom right in his judgment of American
habits, had warned me that the institution might turn out to be one of those
where girls are taught, as he put it with a foreigner's love for such things, "not
to spell very well, but to smell very well." (V.N.)
49. I promise you, Brewster, you will be happy here, with a magnificent
cellar, and all the royalties from my next play – I have not much at the bank
right now but I propose to borrow – you know, as the Bard said, with that cold
in his head, to borrow and to borrow and to borrow. (V.N.)
50. The tea brightened the girl's eyes and brought back some of her
colour. she began to eat with a sort of dainty ferocity like some starved wild
animal. (O.H.)
51. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called
Pneumonia, stalked about the colony, touching one here and one there with icy
fingers. (O.H.)
52. In the slanting beams that streamed through the open window, the
dust danced and was golden. (O.W.)
53. Louise's calm bland broad face bore no wrinkles, no evidence of grief
or mental strife such as marked, not unattractively, the more striking countenance
of Joan Blacket. But Louise's heart had been broken and had not mended. (I.M.)
54. They were walking over wet grass upon which a pert chill breeze was
moving, like hands covering and uncovering in some swift mysterious game;
the huge brown leaves of the plane trees heavy with rain. (I.M.)
55. Aunt Ann turned her old eyes from one to the other. Indulgent and
serene was her look. (J.G.)
56. She had become conscious, moreover, that she had a little lamb
which, wherever Mary went, was sure to go. She was being shadowed! How
amusing! (J.G.)
57. The matter was clear as daylight, and would be disposed of in half an
hour or so; but during that half-hour he, Soames, would go down to hell; and
after that half-hour all bearers of the Forsyte name would feel the bloom was
off the rose. He had no illusions like Shakespeare that roses by any other name
would smell as sweet. (J.G.)
58. "Splendid!" cried Mont, dipping his sculls vaguely; "it's good to meet
a girl who's got wit." "But better to meet a young man who's got it in the
plural." (J.G.)
59. "You know," she said, "I saw you drop your handkerchief. Is there
anything between you and Jon? Because, if so, you'd better drop that too." (J.G.)
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60. The perfect luxury of his latter days had embedded him like a fly in
sugar; and his mind, where very little took place from morning till night, was
the junction of two curiously opposite emotions, a lingering and sturdy satis-
faction that he had made his own way and his own fortune; and a sense that a
man of his distinction should never have been allowed to soil his mind with
work. (J.G.)
61. … it had been forgotten that love is no hot-house flower, but a wild
plant, born of a wet night, born of an hour of sunshine; sprung from wild seed,
blown along the road by a wild wind. A wild plant that, when it blooms by
chance within the hedge of our gardens, we call a flower; and when it blooms
outside we call a weed. (J.G.)
62. James had passed through the fire, but he had passed also through the
river of years that washes out the fire; he had experienced the saddest experi-
ence of all – forgetfulness of what it was like to be in love. (J.G.)
63. Indeed, she had almost ceased to believe that her family existed, and
looked round her now with a sort of challenging directness which brought
exquisite discomfort to the roomful. (J.G.)
64. Her beauty must have a sort of poignant harmony. No literal portrait
would ever do her justice … (J.G.)
65. "We had dear little Mrs. MacAnder here yesterday, just back from
Paris. And whom d 'you think she saw there in the street? You'll never guess."
"We shan't try, Auntie," said Euphemia. "Irene! Imagine! After all this time,
walking with a fair beard – "Auntie! you'll kill me! A fair beard – " "I was go-
ing to say," said Aunt Juley severely, "a fair-bearded gentleman." (J.G.)
66. After that painful scene the quiet of Nature was wonderfully poignant.
(J.G.)
67. Michael grinned. "I suppose they'll all be nobs, or sn- er- why the
deuce did they ask us?" But Fleur was silent. (J.G.)
68. She saw people nodding in the direction of him, seated opposite her
between two ladies covered with flesh and pearls. (J.G.)
69. "Do you remember a play called "The Plain Dealer", by Wycherley …
did you play in that the part of Olivia?" "Yes." "A nice part?" "A very good
part." "I said "nice" "I don't like the word "Too suggestive of "prunes and
prisms", Miss Ferrar?" (J.G.)
70. Behind him his cousin, the tall George, son of the fifth Forsyte,
Roger, had a Quilpish look on his fleshy face, pondering one of his sardonic
jests. (J.G.)
47. As I expected she pounced upon the vial with its plump, beautifully 60. The perfect luxury of his latter days had embedded him like a fly in coloured capsules loaded with Beauty's Sleep. "Blue!" she exclaimed. "Violet sugar; and his mind, where very little took place from morning till night, was blue. What are they made of?" "Summer skies," I said, "and plums and figs, the junction of two curiously opposite emotions, a lingering and sturdy satis- and the grapeblood of emperors." "No, seriously – please." "Oh, just Purpills. faction that he had made his own way and his own fortune; and a sense that a Vitamin X. Makes one strong as an ox or an ax. Want to try one?" (V.N.) man of his distinction should never have been allowed to soil his mind with 48. Gaston Godin, who was seldom right in his judgment of American work. (J.G.) habits, had warned me that the institution might turn out to be one of those 61. … it had been forgotten that love is no hot-house flower, but a wild where girls are taught, as he put it with a foreigner's love for such things, "not plant, born of a wet night, born of an hour of sunshine; sprung from wild seed, to spell very well, but to smell very well." (V.N.) blown along the road by a wild wind. A wild plant that, when it blooms by 49. I promise you, Brewster, you will be happy here, with a magnificent chance within the hedge of our gardens, we call a flower; and when it blooms cellar, and all the royalties from my next play – I have not much at the bank outside we call a weed. (J.G.) right now but I propose to borrow – you know, as the Bard said, with that cold 62. James had passed through the fire, but he had passed also through the in his head, to borrow and to borrow and to borrow. (V.N.) river of years that washes out the fire; he had experienced the saddest experi- 50. The tea brightened the girl's eyes and brought back some of her ence of all – forgetfulness of what it was like to be in love. (J.G.) colour. she began to eat with a sort of dainty ferocity like some starved wild 63. Indeed, she had almost ceased to believe that her family existed, and animal. (O.H.) looked round her now with a sort of challenging directness which brought 51. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called exquisite discomfort to the roomful. (J.G.) Pneumonia, stalked about the colony, touching one here and one there with icy 64. Her beauty must have a sort of poignant harmony. No literal portrait fingers. (O.H.) would ever do her justice … (J.G.) 52. In the slanting beams that streamed through the open window, the 65. "We had dear little Mrs. MacAnder here yesterday, just back from dust danced and was golden. (O.W.) Paris. And whom d 'you think she saw there in the street? You'll never guess." 53. Louise's calm bland broad face bore no wrinkles, no evidence of grief "We shan't try, Auntie," said Euphemia. "Irene! Imagine! After all this time, or mental strife such as marked, not unattractively, the more striking countenance walking with a fair beard – "Auntie! you'll kill me! A fair beard – " "I was go- of Joan Blacket. But Louise's heart had been broken and had not mended. (I.M.) ing to say," said Aunt Juley severely, "a fair-bearded gentleman." (J.G.) 54. They were walking over wet grass upon which a pert chill breeze was 66. After that painful scene the quiet of Nature was wonderfully poignant. moving, like hands covering and uncovering in some swift mysterious game; (J.G.) the huge brown leaves of the plane trees heavy with rain. (I.M.) 55. Aunt Ann turned her old eyes from one to the other. Indulgent and 67. Michael grinned. "I suppose they'll all be nobs, or sn- er- why the serene was her look. (J.G.) deuce did they ask us?" But Fleur was silent. (J.G.) 56. She had become conscious, moreover, that she had a little lamb 68. She saw people nodding in the direction of him, seated opposite her which, wherever Mary went, was sure to go. She was being shadowed! How between two ladies covered with flesh and pearls. (J.G.) amusing! (J.G.) 69. "Do you remember a play called "The Plain Dealer", by Wycherley … 57. The matter was clear as daylight, and would be disposed of in half an did you play in that the part of Olivia?" "Yes." "A nice part?" "A very good hour or so; but during that half-hour he, Soames, would go down to hell; and part." "I said "nice" "I don't like the word "Too suggestive of "prunes and after that half-hour all bearers of the Forsyte name would feel the bloom was prisms", Miss Ferrar?" (J.G.) off the rose. He had no illusions like Shakespeare that roses by any other name 70. Behind him his cousin, the tall George, son of the fifth Forsyte, would smell as sweet. (J.G.) Roger, had a Quilpish look on his fleshy face, pondering one of his sardonic 58. "Splendid!" cried Mont, dipping his sculls vaguely; "it's good to meet jests. (J.G.) a girl who's got wit." "But better to meet a young man who's got it in the plural." (J.G.) 59. "You know," she said, "I saw you drop your handkerchief. Is there anything between you and Jon? Because, if so, you'd better drop that too." (J.G.) 51 52
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