"My dear -- Madam -- what you call heart does not come into the question at all."Sir John Meredith was sitting slightly behind Lady Cantourne, leaning towards her with a somewhat stiffened replica of his former grace. But he was not looking at her -- and she knew it.They were both watching a group at the other side of the great ballroom."Sir John Meredith on Heart," said the old lady, with a depth of significance in her voice."And why not?""Yes, indeed. Why not?"Sir John smiled with that well-bred cynicism which a new ...
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"My dear -- Madam -- what you call heart does not come into the question at all."Sir John Meredith was sitting slightly behind Lady Cantourne, leaning towards her with a somewhat stiffened replica of his former grace. But he was not looking at her -- and she knew it.They were both watching a group at the other side of the great ballroom."Sir John Meredith on Heart," said the old lady, with a depth of significance in her voice."And why not?""Yes, indeed. Why not?"Sir John smiled with that well-bred cynicism which a new school has not yet succeeded in imitating. They were of the old school, these two; and their worldliness, their cynicism, their conversational attitude, belonged to a bygone period. It was a cleaner period in some ways -- a period devoid of slums. Ours, on the contrary, is an age of slums wherein we all dabble to the detriment of our hands -- mental, literary, and theological. . . .
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Illus. G. Red binding, seal ft cover, gilt lettering spine, owner name, top edge gilt, some spots, some erased scribbling ft pages. Few smudges ft endpaper, back hinge cracked, spine sunned.
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Very good. John Murray, London 1927. Hardcover edition, lacks a jacket. Bound in navy blue cloth semi-limp boards with gilt lettering to spine. Light wear to boards. Internally pages tanned, with very faint spotting. Text remains clear & bright. Binding firm. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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Very Good. Very good/Hardcover no dustwrapper Very light browning, cover lightly rubbed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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