As far back as she could remember, she had gone in for day-dreams about what clothes, jewellery and the like… — Kingsley Amis
As far back as she could remember, she had gone in for day-dreams about what clothes, jewellery and the like she would wear if, like her admired and adored Marie Antoinette, she were somehow to find herself facing public execution.
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