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He smiles but rarely and watches other men to see when they laugh and then does the same.

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Susanna Clarke
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 16
Author
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Language Teacher
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Science Fiction Writer
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Susanna Mary Clarke
Rarely
Laugh
Watches
Laughing
Doe
Men
Smiles

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Ha!' said the tall man drily. 'He was in high luck. Rich old uncles who die are in shockingly short supply.
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It is also true that his hair had a reddish tinge and, as everybody knows, no one with red hair can ever truly be said to be handsome.
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And the name of the one shall be Fearfulness. And the name of the other shall be Arrogance... Well, clearly you are not Fearfulness, so I suppose you must be Arrogance.' This was not very polite.
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