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Ethel Lina White
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Julian strolled informally into the cottage with a pleasant thrill of achievement, for his new friendship with the Key twins was an instance of time's reward. In the sour days of his poor relationship, he had resented Gertrude bitterly, because of her loud "committee" voice and her overbearing manner. Both her appearance and her personality were alarming to a timid or sensitive person, for she was big and strongly-built with aggressive eyes. An instinctive leader, she presided at most social functions from a Dr. Barnardo tea to an American bridge tournament.
Her twin, Gabriel, was fair, pale, and looked delicate—a universal "younger brother," to be coddled by women and despised by men. Julian, however, did not make the common mistake of playing him too low. He had once run against him in the mile handicap, at some Bank Holiday sports, and he realised that his opponent was strongly-built, in spite of his slight figure and also endowed with staying-power. On that occasion, he forced the pace mercilessly but he kept the lead and won the race.
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