She was not old yet. She had just broken into her fifty-second year. Months and months of it were still untouched.
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- Mrs. Dalloway (1925); Exact wording and attribution checked. Clarissa, facing her reflection, considers the remaining months of her fifty-second year.
- Mrs. Dalloway (1925)
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