“ I am charming to my friends one day, and forget all about them the next. ”
Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920). copy citation
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Source | The Mysterious Affair at Styles |
| Topic | friendship indifference charm |
| Date | 1920 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/863/863-h/863-h.htm |
Context
“«You are loyal to your friend. I like you for that.»
«Aren't you my friend too?»
«I am a very bad friend.»
«Why do you say that?»
«Because it is true. I am charming to my friends one day, and forget all about them the next.»
I don't know what impelled me, but I was nettled, and I said foolishly and not in the best of taste: «Yet you seem to be invariably charming to Dr. Bauerstein!»
Instantly I regretted my words.” source
«Aren't you my friend too?»
«I am a very bad friend.»
«Why do you say that?»
«Because it is true. I am charming to my friends one day, and forget all about them the next.»
I don't know what impelled me, but I was nettled, and I said foolishly and not in the best of taste: «Yet you seem to be invariably charming to Dr. Bauerstein!»
Instantly I regretted my words.” source
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