"I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes."

Values, Response, Love, Perception

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"I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes."

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"She was overstrained with grief and loneliness: almost any shoulder would have done as well."

Grief

"Each night when she prepared for bed she smeared her face with some new unguent which she hoped illogically would give back the glow and freshness to her vanishing beauty."

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