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Man of Property
John Galsworthy
Man of Property
John Galsworthy
Book Excerpt: ...nge, disreputable cat--Tommy had such disgraceful friends! She was disturbed when it did not move. Like an artist for ever seeking to discover the significant trifle which embodies the whole character of a scene, or place, or person, so those unconscious artists--the Forsytes had fastened by intuition on this hat; it was their significant trifle, the detail in which was embedded the meaning of the whole matter; for each had asked himself: "Come, now, should I have paid that visit in that hat?" and each had answered "No!" and some, with more imagination than others, had added: "It would never have come into my head!"George, on hearing the story, grinned. The hat had obviously been worn as a practical joke! He himself was a connoisseur of such. "Very haughty!" he said, "the wild Buccaneer."And this mot, the 'Buccaneer, ' was bandied from mouth to mouth, till it became the favourite mode of alluding to Bosinney. Her aunts reproached June afterwards about the hat."We don't think you ought to l..
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | January 28, 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798689117355 |
Publishers | Independently Published |
Pages | 292 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 15 mm · 394 g |
Language | English |
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