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Quotation from The Prussian Officer and Other Stories by D. H. Lawrence
“She knew she submitted to life, which was her immediate master. But from death, her ultimate master, she winced with fear and shame.”
The Prussian Officer and Other Stories, Odour of Chrysanthemums (Project Gutenberg #22480 (Duckworth, 1914))
The closing sentences of the story and of the collection.
Citation: "She knew she submitted to life, which was her immediate master. But from death, her ultimate master, she winced with fear and shame." — D. H. Lawrence, The Prussian Officer and Other Stories, Odour of Chrysanthemums (Project Gutenberg #22480 (Duckworth, 1914)). (id lawrence-the-prussian-officer-q7)
Portrait: D H Lawrence passport photograph, Unknown photographer (passport office), Public domain.
