Occasionally, in the middle of a conversation her name would be mentio…

Vladimir Nabokov
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Occasionally, in the middle of a conversation her name would be mentioned, and she would run down the steps of a chance sentence, without turning her head. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2011). The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov, p.424, Vintage
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Occasionally, in the middle of a conversation her name would be mentioned, and she would run down the steps of a chance sentence, without turning her head. ✨ Vladimir Nabokov (2011). The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov, p.424, Vintage

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