Excerpt from Rest and Unrest Alice lacking had reached an age when already one man had confided in her his admiration for one of her friends scarcely younger than herself, one Of those friends who already called her a dear Old thing. In comment she allowed herself one Of those faintly twitching smiles which seems to most people exquisitely tender, resigned, and sweet. Though but thirty-one years Old She was one Of the goddesses of twilight, pensive - restful dim; at least, She gave others rest. She was tall but stooped; ...
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Excerpt from Rest and Unrest Alice lacking had reached an age when already one man had confided in her his admiration for one of her friends scarcely younger than herself, one Of those friends who already called her a dear Old thing. In comment she allowed herself one Of those faintly twitching smiles which seems to most people exquisitely tender, resigned, and sweet. Though but thirty-one years Old She was one Of the goddesses of twilight, pensive - restful dim; at least, She gave others rest. She was tall but stooped; her hair was black and noticeable only for its sharp edge against her pale face, which was bony and a little askew her dark eyes were ardent, and constantly rebelling against the tired expression which her White eyelids tended to give by slipping down. She talked little, but most of all A I. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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