A commission of haberdashers could alone have reported what the rest o…

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A commission of haberdashers could alone have reported what the rest of her poor dress was made of, but it had a strong general resemblance to seaweed, with here and there a gigantic tea-leaf. Her shawl looked particularly like a tea-leaf after long infusion. ✨ Charles Dickens (1996). Little Dorrit, p.97, Wordsworth Editions
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