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Quotation from The Prussian Officer and Other Stories by D. H. Lawrence

“She was grateful to death, which restored the truth.”

D. H. Lawrence

The Prussian Officer and Other Stories, Odour of Chrysanthemums (Project Gutenberg #22480 (Duckworth, 1914))

Portrait of D. H. Lawrence

Washing her husband's body, Elizabeth sees that she had denied him what he was.

Citation: "She was grateful to death, which restored the truth." — D. H. Lawrence, The Prussian Officer and Other Stories, Odour of Chrysanthemums (Project Gutenberg #22480 (Duckworth, 1914)). (id lawrence-the-prussian-officer-q6)

Portrait: D H Lawrence passport photograph, Unknown photographer (passport office), Public domain.

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