“ One of the forces in this world which no middle-aged woman is capable of estimating at its full value, when it acts against her, is the force of beauty in a woman younger than herself. ”
Wilkie Collins, No Name (1862). copy citation
| Author | Wilkie Collins |
|---|---|
| Source | No Name |
| Topic | beauty value |
| Date | 1862 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1438/1438-h/1438-h.htm |
Context
“His judgment was not warped by latent female jealousies, and he avoided the error into which the housekeeper had fallen, self-deluded—the error of underrating the impression on Noel Vanstone that Magdalen had produced. One of the forces in this world which no middle-aged woman is capable of estimating at its full value, when it acts against her, is the force of beauty in a woman younger than herself.
“You are so hasty, Mr. Bygrave—you won’t give me time—you won’t wait and hear what I have to say!” cried Noel Vanstone, piteously, when the servant had closed the parlor door.
“My family failing, sir—the blood of the Bygraves.”
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