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...alone in his view. All but one of the impeccable ladies and gentlemen who have been invited to Brandham Hall in the summer of 1900 believe that a lord is a lord first. They have no difficulty in ignoring the fact that Lord Trimingham is, in fact, not only a human being but a tragic one. He has returned from the South African war with a sickle-shaped scar across his face, a "down-weeping, blank eye," a twisted mouth that distorts his whole face, and (Author Hartley hints) some internal wound that has left him a man in appearance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Cow Meets Gentleman | 8/9/1954 | See Source »

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