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The Edith Wharton Library · October 2 · 17 min

Twilight Sleep Chapter 24

In which the Marchesa di San Fedele reveals her ambitions for her son's cinematic debut amidst the polished social whirl of Pauline's country house, where old alliances and whispered manoeuvres mix with the charm of a fire-engine drill. Through these refined gatherings and subtle glances, the characters navigate the delicate arts of appearances and aspirations in a world perpetually poised between tradition and modernity.

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In which the Marchesa di San Fedele reveals her ambitions for her son's cinematic debut amidst the polished social whirl of Pauline's country house, where old alliances and whispered manoeuvres mix with the charm of a fire-engine drill. Through these refined gatherings and subtle glances, the characters navigate the delicate arts of appearances and aspirations in a world perpetually poised between tradition and modernity.

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