"His mind's eye was entirely absorbed by recalling Arabella's form and figure; the tip of her tongue touching upon her teeth as she spoke; the hair disordered about her face: innocent as a child's, yet knowingly, artfully caught up."
— Gee, Sophie
Author
Work Title
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Scribner
Date
2007
Metaphor
"His mind's eye was entirely absorbed by recalling Arabella's form and figure; the tip of her tongue touching upon her teeth as she spoke; the hair disordered about her face: innocent as a child's, yet knowingly, artfully caught up."
Metaphor in Context
He left the ballroom and stood instead at the card tables, mechanically watchin the play as it was carried on. In truth he saw nothing. His mind's eye was entirely absorbed by recalling Arabella's form and figure; the tip of her tongue touching upon her teeth as she spoke; the hair disordered about her face: innocent as a child's, yet knowingly, artfully caught up. Of course it was impossible to do so, but how he wanted to take hold of that lithe, warm, breating frame and crush it beneath him.
(p. 90)
(p. 90)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Gee, Sophie. The Scandal of the Season. New York: Scribner, 2007.
Theme
Mind's Eye
Date of Entry
05/26/2009
