The Enchanted April, Part 7 of 15
The Sleepy Bookshelf
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The Flame of Intense Interest
There was not a man into whose eyes the sight of her, that did not leap a flame of intense interest. When he heard her voice, the flame in that man's eyes was caught and fixed. It was the same with every man, educated and uneducated, old, young, desirable themselves or undesirable. That had had enough of this look, it only led to difficulties. Love. The very word made her want to slap somebody. Why should I love you? Why should I? But she never got a real answer, only further incoherent. A deep cynicism took hold of the unhappy scrap. Her inside grew hoary with disillusionment while her gracious and charming outside continued to make
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