Ivy Compton-Burnett Quote

"Appearances are not held to be a clue to the truth," said his cousin. "But we seem to have no other."


Manservant and Maidservant (London: Victor Gollancz, [1947] 1972) p. 5.


Appearances are not held to be a clue to the truth, said his cousin. But we seem to have no other.

Appearances are not held to be a clue to the truth, said his cousin. But we seem to have no other.

Appearances are not held to be a clue to the truth, said his cousin. But we seem to have no other.

Appearances are not held to be a clue to the truth, said his cousin. But we seem to have no other.