His Life Was Made An Agony By The Number Of Fine Scalpels That He Felt To Be Incessantly Engaged In Dissecting
His life was made an agony by the number of fine scalpels that he felt to be incessantly engaged in dissecting his dignity.
Little Dorrit, Charles Dickens
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Was it the specialty of Mr. and Mrs. Lammle, or does it ever obtain with other loving couples? In these matrimonial dialogues they never addressed each other, but always some invisible presence that appeared to take a station about midway between them. Perhaps the skeleton in the cupboard comes out to be talked to, on such domestic occasions?
Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens
'I am in a ridiculous humour,' quoth Eugene; 'I am a ridiculous fellow. Everything is ridiculous. Come along!'
Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens
Being something too soon in their arrival, they lurked at a corner, waiting for her to appear. The best-looking among us will not look very well lurking at a corner, and Bradley came out of that disadvantage very poorly indeed.
Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens
