[New Grub Street by George Gissing]@TWC D-Link bookNew Grub Street CHAPTER XIV 20/34
It's bad enough for a civilised man to have to rough it, but I hate to see women living in a sordid way. Don't you think they could both play their part in a drawing-room, with a little experience ?' 'Surely there's no doubt of it.' 'Maud would look really superb if she were handsomely dressed.
She hasn't a common face, by any means.
And Dora is pretty, I think.
Well, they shall go and see some people before long.
The difficulty is, one doesn't like it to be known that they live in such a crib; but I daren't advise them to go in for expense.
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