Keith MacKinnon

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She had a deep dislike of the kind of undertaking ahead of them today, especially in summer, and most especially on a Sunday. She lived in the twilight of her curtained rooms, seldom went out, and dreaded the sun, the dust, the common people in their Sunday best, the smell of coffee, beer, and tobacco. And most of all she loathed the dérangement, the heat, and the confusion.
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
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