Quote#War
A curious, dreamlike sensation stole over Gertrude at finding herself…
Quote byAmy Levy · 1861–1889
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Romance of a Shop (1888), Ch. 9: "Show Sunday".
English (original)
A curious, dreamlike sensation stole over Gertrude at finding herself once again in a roomful of people; and as an old war-horse is said to become excited at the sound of battle, so she felt the social instincts rise strongly within her as the familiar, forgotten pageant of nods and becks and wreathed smiles burst anew upon her.
— Amy Levy
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