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  1. Louis de Bernières _ The Dust that Falls from

    half Scottish, respectable, and imbued with the powerful emotional restraint that those races have inherited somehow {via God knows what route} from the Spartans. It was a matter of self-conquest, refusal to show weakness, refusal to become a burden to others. This inheritance does not diminish one's natural sympathies, it merely makes them harder to express and to receive, and it is a legacy which it is extremely hard to unlearn."
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  2. Louis de Bernières _ The Dust that Falls from

    Distinguée? In what sense might a maid be distinguée?"
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  3. Louis de Bernières _ The Dust that Falls from

    She was beginning to understand that it is not enough to love someone deeply; you also have to learn to love them well.
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