They had spent a year in France for no particular reason, and then drifted here and there unrestfully wherever people played polo and were rich together.
("The Great Gatsby")
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An idea ran back and forward in his head like a blind man, knocking over the solid furniture.
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For a moment the last sunshine fell with romantic affection upon her glowing face; her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I listened - then the glow faded, each light deserting her with lingering regret, like children leaving a pleasant street at dusk.
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He was so terrible that he was no longer terrible, only dehumanized.
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