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6/29/2025, 6:34:58 PM
>>24506272
>#79
>Though D. H. Lawrence rhymes with Florence
A compelling argument, for sure. . .
>I'll guess this one's rather Henry James, Portrait of a Lady
. . . but this is correct.
>(some of which takes place in Florence)
Also the passage is a pretty typical chapter ending, given that Isabel spends half the book rejecting the guy she obviously ought not to reject, thereby making both of them miserable.
>#79
>Though D. H. Lawrence rhymes with Florence
A compelling argument, for sure. . .
>I'll guess this one's rather Henry James, Portrait of a Lady
. . . but this is correct.
>(some of which takes place in Florence)
Also the passage is a pretty typical chapter ending, given that Isabel spends half the book rejecting the guy she obviously ought not to reject, thereby making both of them miserable.
6/12/2025, 2:28:10 PM
>>24461060
>43.
>Is the 'soiled dove' referred to here Dinah Brand in Red Harvest?
Correct.
>I think Sam Spade's near 6'
Spade rose bowing and indicating with a thick-fingered hand the oaken armchair beside his desk. He was quite six feet tall. The steep rounded slope of his shoulders made his body seem almost conical — no broader than it was thick — and kept his freshly pressed grey coat from fitting very well.
>not sure how tall the Op is
The Continental Op. is indeed described as short(ish), fat(ish) and unglamorous.
>43.
>Is the 'soiled dove' referred to here Dinah Brand in Red Harvest?
Correct.
>I think Sam Spade's near 6'
Spade rose bowing and indicating with a thick-fingered hand the oaken armchair beside his desk. He was quite six feet tall. The steep rounded slope of his shoulders made his body seem almost conical — no broader than it was thick — and kept his freshly pressed grey coat from fitting very well.
>not sure how tall the Op is
The Continental Op. is indeed described as short(ish), fat(ish) and unglamorous.
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