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In a German Pension
Katherine Mansfield
In a German Pension
Katherine Mansfield
Book Excerpt: ...reigner. We dissipated the day in valid speculations. Decided it was too warm to walk in the afternoon, so lay down on our beds, mustering in great force for afternoon coffee. And a carriage drew up at the door. A tall young girl got out, leading a child by the hand. They entered the hall, were greeted and shown to their room. Ten minutes later she came down with the child to sign the visitors' book. She wore a black, closely fitting dress, touched at throat and wrists with white frilling. Her brown hair, braided, was tied with a black bow--unusually pale, with a small mole on her left cheek."I am the Baroness von Gall's sister," she said, trying the pen on a piece of blotting-paper, and smiling at us deprecatingly. Even for the most jaded of us life holds its thrilling moments. Two Baronesses in two months! The manager immediately left the room to find a new nib. To my plebeian eyes that afflicted child was singularly unattractive. She had the air of having been perpetually washed with..
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 19, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798716886360 |
Publishers | Independently Published |
Pages | 86 |
Dimensions | 127 × 203 × 5 mm · 95 g |
Language | English |
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