“Bestir, ladies! To your chaise, and see that you contrive to look your best. Soon the eyes of Guichen will be upon you, and the condition of your interior to-morrow will depend upon the impression made by your exterior to-day.”

— Rafael Sabatini , book Scaramouche

Book II. Chapter 2. The Service of Thespis
Scaramouche (1921)

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Italian writer 1875–1950

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