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A man long accustomed to admire his wife in general, seldom pauses to admire her in a particular gown or attitude, unless his attention is directed to her by the appreciative gaze of another man.

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Willa Cather
Age: 73 †
Born: 1873
Born: December 7
Died: 1947
Died: April 24
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Willa Sibert Cather
Men
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Unless
Appreciative
Attitude
Gaze
Particular
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Wife
Accustomed
Attention
Directed
Another
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Gown

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