Carolina QuotesMary looked at it for a moment, gravely and intently. Her purple pyjamas clothed her with an ampleness that hid the lines of her body; she looked like some large, comfortable, unjointed toy, a sort of Teddy bear — but a Teddy bear with an angel's head, pink cheeks, and hair like a bell of gold.
Aldous Huxley Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Ch. 19
- work
- Crome Yellow (1921)
- year
- 1921
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