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"no wild flowers came in the house at manderley. he had special cultivated flowers, grown for the house alone, in the walled garden. a rose was one of the few flowers, he said, that looked better picked than growing. a bowl of roses in a drawing-room had a depth of colour and scent they had not possessed
her to grow a spine, for her to start questioning things, to stand up for herself. sadly, this never happens. and all the while, there's maxim, patting her head like a dog if she pleases him, frowning and becoming withdrawn if she doesn't. i saw too many signs of a perfect victim within his wife, and...
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