Word: feelingless
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Like the life of a business traveler, the wide-reaching attempts of the Blue Room obviously appeal to some. Careful selection and an open mind help a lot, as does the ability to suspend the desire for coherence, which really can get tiresome at times. The feelingless anonymity of the dining room should appeal as a dating scene for either sexual deviants or true romantics. The couple deeply in love does not need roses and cozy décor in order to swoon over each other, nor does the interesting conversationalist require sensory overload in order to invigorate his companion...
...dead wife in places they had been together. On the first visit, Person's father dies and releases him into a feeling of his own freedom. On the second, a business trip to see the famous writer R., Person meets his wife-to-be, Armande, an outdoorsey, faintly bitchy, feelingless woman. The third visit brings him back to the aging, corpulent R., only a few days before Person strangles his wife in his sleep, dreaming that he is saving her from fire. And then we glide back to the present...
When asked about the Youth movement, Dr. Kellermann stated "it began in 1900 and was a revolt of the youth against over-stressed conventionalities, and against drinking and duelling of students: against the haughtiness of the rich, the cold severe discipline in the schools, and the feelingless sermons in the Church. These youths desired more feeling, more joy, and more creative activism of their own instead of being dominated by the conventions of their elders. Unfortunately, this movement is fast dying away. Old leaders dominate the organization together with communists and politicians, and the spirit and enthusiasm of youth...
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