Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth (1905), bk. 2, ch. 1; first serialised in Scribner's Magazine, vol. 38, no. 1 (July 1905), p. 84
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I believe she keeps on being queenly in her own room, with the door shut.
— Women
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I believe she keeps on being queenly in her own room, with the door shut." in the context of "Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth (1905), bk. 2, ch. 1; first serialised in Scribner's Magazine, vol. 38, no. 1 (July 1905), p. 84" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
About Women
Women are adult human females. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
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