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| 6 | 139 | I did not say so, of View more quotes about course">course, but I, too, found the apparent interest of men, some men, at least, in Paula unaccountable. |
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| 6 | 136 | "I have long hoped," she said, "to be noticed, to be acquired, to be picked, to be harvested, as slave fruit, to love and serve, to belong lovingly, selflessly, wholly to another. |
| 6 | 137 | That was my dream. |
| 6 | 138 | But I thought myself too plain, of too little interest". |
| 6 | 139 | I did not say so, of course, but I, too, found the apparent interest of men, some men, at least, in Paula unaccountable. |
| 6 | 140 | I supposed she was acceptable, but what could one see in her beyond that? She was far removed from the linear, svelte ideals presented to us by costumers and designers. |
| 6 | 141 | Even I fell far short of such an ideal, though much could be done with clothing and carriage. |
| 6 | 142 | "I am afraid," I said. |