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Quotation from A Lost Lady by Willa Cather
“she had always the power of suggesting things much lovelier than herself, as the perfume of a single flower may call up the whole sweetness of spring”
A Lost Lady, Part Two, Ch. IX
Years later Niel remembers Mrs. Forrester without bitterness, unsure whether her ardour hid a real joy or was fine play-acting.
Citation: "she had always the power of suggesting things much lovelier than herself, as the perfume of a single flower may call up the whole sweetness of spring" — Willa Cather, A Lost Lady, Part Two, Ch. IX. (id cather-a-lost-lady-q8)
