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ball gowns Quotes

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“Where was romance now, in the cold house of her great-aunt? Her eyes fell bitterly on the sensible underwear and the sombre skirt. The ball-dress had fallen off the chair out of sight, as if quenched by the stark uniform of everyday. It symbolized exactly Christina’s feelings.”
K M Peyton
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The Edge of the Cloud
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Christina (The Edge of the Cloud)
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“She had no gowns, no jewels, nothing. And she loved nothing but that. She felt made for that.”

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