“ It is dreadful when people will not even have the decency to quarrel. ”
George Orwell, Burmese Days (1934). copy citation
| Author | George Orwell |
|---|---|
| Source | Burmese Days |
| Topic | decency quarrel |
| Date | 1934 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200051.txt |
Context
“Flory lounged at his garden gate, pretending to feed the pigeons. He could not deny himself the pain of seeing Elizabeth and Verrall start on their ride. How vulgarly, how cruelly she had behaved to him! It is dreadful when people will not even have the decency to quarrel. Presently Verrall rode up to the Lackersteens' house on the white pony, with a syce riding the chestnut, then there was a pause, then they emerged together, Verrall on the chestnut pony, Elizabeth on the white, and trotted quickly up the hill.”
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