Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Commonplace Book

'The instantaneous effect which this unexpected smile of fortune produced in the appearance of our adventurer is altogether inconceivable; it plumped up his cheeks in a moment, unbended and enlightened every feature of his face; elevated his head, which had begun to sink, as it were, between his shoulders; and from a squeaking dispirited tone, swelled up his voice to a clear manly accent....'

from Peregrine Pickle by Tobias Smollett (Chapter One Hundred and One)

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