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The situation was on a different plane now

"I think I’d sooner have the other one," said Mr. Povey, "because it’s on the right side, you see." And he touched his right cheek. Having taken Mrs. Baines’s chair, he bent his face down to the fire, seeking comfort from its warmth. Sophia poked the fire, whereupon Mr. Povey abruptly withdrew his face. He […]

to leave off and never would leave off

From the next room came a regular, muffled, oratorical sound, as though some one had begun many years ago to address a meeting and had forgotten to leave off and never would leave off. They were familiar with the sound, and they quitted Mr. Povey’s chamber in fear of disturbing it. At the same moment […]

I wonder what he thought

None could possibly have guessed that Mr. Povey was afraid of going to the dentist’s. But such was the case. He had not dared to set forth. The paragon of commonsense, pictured by most people as being somehow unliable to human frailties, could not yet screw himself up to the point of ringing a dentist’s […]

both within and without the shop

The groans, indicating direst physical torment, grew louder. The two girls stared, wonder-struck and afraid, at the door, Sophia with her dark head raised, and Constance with her arms round Sophia’s waist. The door opened, letting in a much-magnified sound of groans, and there entered a youngish, undersized man, who was frantically clutching his head […]

Are you Uncovering the Smiling Faces of Luxury Watches?

I was aimlessly flipping through many magazines at the doctor’s workplace the other day, when I had a sudden epiphany. No, my name didn’t get named in the time of my actual appointment. On this certain day, I noticed something I never noticed ahead of. Each single advertisement for luxury watches had the time set […]