We hit it off immediately, especially Helene, who was a 'swallow-life-…

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We hit it off immediately, especially Helene, who was a 'swallow-life-in-big-gulps' kind of person. ✨ Julia Child, Alex Prud'homme (2006). My Life in France, p.37, Anchor
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