She lowered her lashes until they almost cuddled her cheeks and slowly…

Raymond Chandler
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She lowered her lashes until they almost cuddled her cheeks and slowly raised them again, like a theatre curtain. I was to get to know that trick. That was supposed to make me roll over on my back with all four paws in the air. ✨ Raymond Chandler (2002). The Big Sleep: A Novel, p.5, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
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