She looked at him, and oh, the weariness to her, of the effort to understand another language, the … - D. H. Lawrence

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D. H. Lawrence

She looked at him, and oh, the weariness to her, of the effort to understand another language, the weariness of hearing him, attending to him, making out who he was, as he stood there fair-bearded and alien, looking at her. She knew something of him, of his eyes. But she could not grasp him. She closed her eyes.

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