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(Because we all need a little Laurie Colwin every day)

"Jane had just come from delivering a lecture on Charlotte Bronte and she was in fine appetite. The introduction was made as she stood next to a plate of the famous sandwiches. The well-meaning pal withdrew beaming, leaving Cordy to watch Jane knock back seven of these sandwiches and wash them down with a cup of lukewarm tea.

'Are all your appetites that voracious?' asked Cordy.
'Yes,' said Jane. 'Aren't everyone's?'"

--"The Lone Pilgrim" in The Lone Pilgrim


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