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elstaffe
is on page 155 of 180
"'The boiler had disappeared but was finally located in a curiosity shop. Inside, pasted on the bottom, was what proved to be a word puzzle in Chinese. The old Frenchman's heirs were about to give up in despair when a Chinese solved the puzzle" (155) and it was at this point that I went "wait, WHEN was this written?" And was relieved to see it was 1930, not 1987. Still. A Chinese.
— Sep 09, 2017 10:46AM
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elstaffe
is on page 82 of 180
"Nancy smiled. 'Have a grand time, Helen,' she said.
'How about coming along? It's not expensive and there's room for lots more girls. We'd have loads of fun'" (82). I bet you would
— Sep 09, 2017 08:41AM
'How about coming along? It's not expensive and there's room for lots more girls. We'd have loads of fun'" (82). I bet you would
elstaffe
is on page 41 of 180
"Nancy was attracted to both girls and responded to their friendly welcome. She put on a robe which Allison brought her and Grace hung her wet clothes near the range" (41). Oh did she now? And the author went to an all women's school, you say?
— Sep 08, 2017 06:35PM
elstaffe
is on page 34 of 180
"Selecting a recently constructed highway, Nancy rode along, glancing occasionally at the neatly planted fields on either side. Beyond were rolling hills.
'Pretty,' she commented to herself. 'Oh, why can't all people be nice like this scenery and not make trouble?'" (34) not the comparison I was expecting
— Sep 07, 2017 08:02PM
'Pretty,' she commented to herself. 'Oh, why can't all people be nice like this scenery and not make trouble?'" (34) not the comparison I was expecting
