480 books
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867 voters
1900s
“
Erst im Unglück weiß man wahrhaft, wer man ist.
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― Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman
― Marie Antoinette: The Portrait of an Average Woman
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Elvira, as befitting one who represented a magazine, registered first and demanded a room and bath. She pronounced it "bawth." The clerk seemed aghast at the request. However, in that hotel, any lady got whatever she asked for. It was her unquestioned right, as a lady. But there was no bath in the hotel, nor running water for that matter. The clerk faltered out something about a nice bowl and pitcher in every room, and said he thought they could provide a foot tub. He was sorry; there was no bat
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― Ladies now and then
― Ladies now and then
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