She likes to talk, but her mill often shuts off suddenly, because of a quality of hers which I find good as… — Edgar Pangborn
She likes to talk, but her mill often shuts off suddenly, because of a quality of hers which I find good as well as rare: I mean that when she has no more to say she doesn’t go on talking.
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