Phyllis Bottome Quote

He must have known how to shut a train door without banging it, since half his life was spent in shutting doors. But no doubt to an Italian ticket collector, these sharp concussions were one of the chief pleasures of his working day.


Innocence and Experience (1934)


He must have known how to shut a train door without banging it, since half his life was spent in shutting doors. But no doubt to an Italian ticket...

He must have known how to shut a train door without banging it, since half his life was spent in shutting doors. But no doubt to an Italian ticket...

He must have known how to shut a train door without banging it, since half his life was spent in shutting doors. But no doubt to an Italian ticket...

He must have known how to shut a train door without banging it, since half his life was spent in shutting doors. But no doubt to an Italian ticket...