Mr Arbuthnot did not respond, but sat with a thin, weak smile, like winter sunshine upon a coffin lid. (Simon Hoggart)

Mr Arbuthnot did not respond, but sat with a thin, weak smile, like winter sunshine upon a coffin lid.

Simon Hoggart

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