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1. “Your friend didn’t have any juicy stories about me, did she?” She busied herself adjusting the pleat of her pants
2. Sylvia arranged the pleat of her pants suit then looked directly into his eyes
3. sealing with a pleat
4. LIBBY hung the boxed pleat skirt she had not previously
1. She wore black leather riding pants with knee-high boots, a close-fitting white blouse with pleated front, tiny collar and long sleeves
2. As I did, a silver haired man wearing Gucci driver moccasins, a large gold Rolex, no socks, pleated tan chinos and a designer shirt in vertical white and blue stripes appeared
3. As they drew close, the Barrel flattened and expanded, and its ruffled surface resembled colourful layers of pleated cloth
4. students wear uniforms with pleated skirts to school as a way to instil discipline
5. They looked so smart in dancing uniforms that consisted of blue tunics and yellow sashes draped over their shoulders completed with yellow pleated skirts and dancing shoes
6. Upon seeing Cass with big eyelashes, her hair in a flip and wearing a pink sweater and pleated skirt, Michelle thought, “This is quite a drug
7. Sartorius smiled in approval when he saw that Nancy now wore a short pleated tunic that came down well short of her knees
8. Taking her grenade in one hand, she slipped her hand under her pleated skirt and slowly and cautiously inserted it inside her vagina, careful to let part of the grenade’s butt plug stick out, so she could grab it easily when needed
9. Both wore contemporary Greek clothes, Nancy a long peplos pleated tunic with sandals, Mike a short sleeveless tunic called a chiton, plus sandals
10. She was however much taller than Talia and her sleeveless peplos pleated tunic showed her muscular arms and shoulders
11. She wore what looked at first like a long, satin black pleated skirt over highly polished boots, topped with a royal blue and red double breasted jacket of formal but very modern cut
12. She reached into a small pocket in her pleated skirt and put a card on the table
13. colored, pleated and neatly pressed
14. The skirting was pleated in the back, adding fullness to the latest style of the day
15. ” It was deep apricot in color; the round collared neckline was accented with white lace trim and the high waistline dipped to a ‘V’ at the junction of the pleated belling skirt
16. the round collared neckline was accented with white lace trim and the high waistline dipped to a 'V' at the junction of the pleated belling skirt
17. She was wearing a beige pleated skirt and a soft green sweater that revealed the outline of a full, rich bosom
18. ‘I don’t know,’ Mick said, his brow pleated
19. Yuri’s brow slowly pleated
20. ‘Yes?’ Jimmy slowly let out, his brow pleated
21. ‘When I was … asleep,’ Anna asked, her brow pleated to
22. ‘Good … guess,’ Baines noted with a pleated brow, sitting
23. Fuck the prissy little bitches in their adorable pleated skirts and perfectly styled hair
24. Adam was getting tired and showing it as Sally finally chose between a gray wool pinstripe that she decided was a bit too conservative even for a lawyer and a solid blue double breasted with pleated pants that she thought sent a stylish, confident message
25. He rustled the pleated pages, jerking his chin on his high collar
26. He was a nice- looking boy with a riot of soft brown curls on his white forehead and eyes as deep colored trousers and black coat and his pleated shirt was topped by the widest and most brown, as clean and as gentle as a collie dog’s
27. His tall hat was off in a deep bow when her eyes met his and He was resplendent in new clothes and a greatcoat with a dashing cape thrown back his hand went to the bosom of a spotless pleated shirt
28. In spite of his forty years, in spite of his dusky and crabbed features, withered like most judicial faces, he dressed in youthful fashions, toyed with a bamboo cane, never took snuff in Mademoiselle de Froidfond's house, and came in a white cravat and a shirt whose pleated frill gave him a family resemblance to the race of turkeys
29. The Holy Trinity student wore a puffy white blouse, a gray pleated skirt, conservative black shoes
30. shirt, short plaid pleated skirt, and black boots that laced up to the knee
31. For you see no one point precisely; not one distinct feature is revealed; no nose, eyes, ears, or mouth; no face; he has none, proper; nothing but that one broad firmament of a forehead, pleated with riddles; dumbly lowering with the doom of boats, and ships, and men
32. But as if perceiving this stratagem, Moby Dick, with that malicious intelligence ascribed to him, sidelingly transplanted himself, as it were, in an instant, shooting his pleated head lengthwise beneath the boat
33. But soon, as if satisfied that his work for that time was done, he pushed his pleated forehead through the ocean, and trailing after him the intertangled lines, continued his leeward way at a traveller's methodic pace
1. at cute cuts and proportioned pleats on darling twelves,
2. This ensured that it would dry with perfect pleats
3. The water was rising, and she continued to pluck at the loose, dead skin, hanging there in grisly folds and pleats
4. pleats and put on the waistband, then gave me the creative freedom
5. buttons, and khaki pants with pleats so sharp one could nearly shave
6. The neckline scooped low and showed off her cleavage, the skinny belt at the waist gave her an hourglass figure and the clever pleats across the hips flattered her tummy
7. The navy skirt with its dozens of pleats had not one extra crease, and the dazzling white blouse looked as though it would crack if you touched it
8. That day, in the post Resurrection break-fasting binge, she was dressed formally and a little ludicrously in a black taffeta dress with pleats and frills and a décolletage of Chantilly lace coming right up to her neck and chin
9. pleats down on her dress as she tied the sash, she did feel better dressed as a
10. It was strapless and had several pleats going horizontal, like folds of stripes
11. The maids of honour, Miss Larch Conifer and Miss Spruce Conifer, sisters of the bride, wore very becoming costumes in the same tone, a dainty motifof plume rose being worked into the pleats in a pinstripe and repeated capriciously in the jadegreen toques in the form of heron feathers of paletinted coral
12. there you are like it or lump it he thinks nothing can happen without him knowing he hadnt an idea about my mother till we were engaged otherwise hed never have got me so cheap as he did he was lo times worse himself anyhow begging me to give him a tiny bit cut off my drawers that was the evening coming along Kenilworth square he kissed me in the eye of my glove and I had to take it off asking me questions is it permitted to enquire the shape of my bedroom so I let him keep it as if I forgot it to think of me when I saw him slip it into his pocket of course hes mad on the subject of drawers thats plain to be seen always skeezing at those brazenfaced things on the bicycles with their skirts blowing up to their navels even when Milly and I were out with him at the open air fete that one in the cream muslin standing right against the sun so he could see every atom she had on when he saw me from behind following in the rain I saw him before he saw me however standing at the corner of the Harolds cross road with a new raincoat on him with the muffler in the Zingari colours to show off his complexion and the brown hat looking slyboots as usual what was he doing there where hed no business they can go and get whatever they like from anything at all with a skirt on it and were not to ask any questions but they want to know where were you where are you going I could feel him coming along skulking after me his eyes on my neck he had been keeping away from the house he felt it was getting too warm for him so I halfturned and stopped then he pestered me to say yes till I took off my glove slowly watching him he said my openwork sleeves were too cold for the rain anything for an excuse to put his hand anear me drawers drawers the whole blessed time till I promised to give him the pair off my doll to carry about in his waistcoat pocket O Maria Santisima he did look a big fool dreeping in the rain splendid set of teeth he had made me hungry to look at them and beseeched of me to lift the orange petticoat I had on with the sunray pleats that there was nobody he said hed kneel down in the wet if I didnt so persevering he would too and ruin his new raincoat you never know what freak theyd take alone with you theyre so savage for it if anyone was passing so I lifted them a bit and touched his trousers outside the way I used to Gardner after with my ring hand to keep him from doing worse where it was too public I was dying to find out was he circumcised he was shaking like a jelly all over they want to do everything too quick take all the pleasure out of it and father waiting all the time for his dinner he told me to say I left my purse in the butchers and had to go back for it what a Deceiver then he wrote me that letter with all those words in it how could he have the face to any woman after his company manners making it so awkward after when we met asking me have I offended you with my eyelids down of course he saw I wasnt he had a few brains not like that other fool Henny Doyle he was always breaking or tearing something in the charades I hate an unlucky man and if I knew what it meant of course I had to say no for form sake dont understand you I said and wasnt it natural so it is of course it used to be written up with a picture of a womans on that wall in Gibraltar with that word I couldnt find anywhere only for children seeing it too young then writing every morning a letter sometimes twice a day I liked the way he made love then he knew the way to take a woman when he sent me the 8 big poppies because mine was the 8th then I wrote the night he kissed my heart at Dolphins barn I couldnt describe it simply it makes you feel like nothing on earth but he never knew how to embrace well like
13. her money imagine his poor wife or mother or whoever she is such a face youd run miles away from I couldnt rest easy till I bolted all the doors and windows to make sure but its worse again being locked up like in a prison or a madhouse they ought to be all shot or the cat of nine tails a big brute like that that would attack a poor old woman to murder her in her bed Id cut them off him so I would not that hed be much use still better than nothing the night I was sure I heard burglars in the kitchen and he went down in his shirt with a candle and a poker as if he was looking for a mouse as white as a sheet frightened out of his wits making as much noise as he possibly could for the burglars benefit there isnt much to steal indeed the Lord knows still its the feeling especially now with Milly away such an idea for him to send the girl down there to learn to take photographs on account of his grandfather instead of sending her to Skerrys academy where shed have to learn not like me getting all IS at school only hed do a thing like that all the same on account of me and Boylan thats why he did it Im certain the way he plots and plans everything out I couldnt turn round with her in the place lately unless I bolted the door first gave me the fidgets coming in without knocking first when I put the chair against the door just as I was washing myself there below with the glove get on your nerves then doing the loglady all day put her in a glasscase with two at a time to look at her if he knew she broke off the hand off that little gimcrack statue with her roughness and carelessness before she left that I got that little Italian boy to mend so that you cant see the join for 2 shillings wouldnt even teem the potatoes for you of course shes right not to ruin her hands I noticed he was always talking to her lately at the table explaining things in the paper and she pretending to understand sly of course that comes from his side of the house he cant say I pretend things can he Im too honest as a matter of fact and helping her into her coat but if there was anything wrong with her its me shed tell not him I suppose he thinks Im finished out and laid on the shelf well Im not no nor anything like it well see well see now shes well on for flirting too with Tom Devans two sons imitating me whistling with those romps of Murray girls calling for her can Milly come out please shes in great demand to pick what they can out of her round in Nelson street riding Harry Devans bicycle at night its as well he sent her where she is she was just getting out of bounds wanting to go on the skatingrink and smoking their cigarettes through their nose I smelt it off her dress when I was biting off the thread of the button I sewed on to the bottom of her jacket she couldnt hide much from me I tell you only I oughtnt to have stitched it and it on her it brings a parting and the last plumpudding too split in 2 halves see it comes out no matter what they say her tongue is a bit too long for my taste your blouse is open too low she says to me the pan calling the kettle blackbottom and I had to tell her not to cock her legs up like that on show on the windowsill before all the people passing they all look at her like me when I was her age of course any old rag looks well on you then a great touchmenot too in her own way at the Only Way in the Theatre royal take your foot away out of that I hate people touching me afraid of her life Id crush her skirt with the pleats a lot of that touching must go on in theatres in the crush in the dark theyre always trying to wiggle up to you that fellow in the pit at the Gaiety for Beerbohm Tree in Trilby the last time Ill ever go there to be squashed like that for any Trilby or her barebum every two minutes tipping me there and looking away hes a bit daft I
14. ‘Not too frivolous?’ I held out the pleats of the striped skirt