“Not pretty exactly, but gleaming with the loveliness of youth.”

“I work in my pajamas most of the time. No matter what youre wearing, you can sound businesslike on the phone.”

“Frees my favorite price.”

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“I work in my pajamas most of the time. No matter what youre wearing, you can sound businesslike on the phone.”

“Anna thought about the men outside on the gallery. She was glad they were there; finding them smoking and talking quietly had been comforting, it was what men did in the evenings when the work was ...”

“Her arms groped forward to guide her when her tears blocked her vision in darkness. Then she couldn't run any more. She sank to her knees and began to cry in her terror. She wanted Gary.She suddenl...”

“Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast,Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round,And, while the bubbling and loud hissing urnThrows up a steamy column and the cupsThat cheer but not inebr...”