Word: giltwork
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Such loaded passages are frequently necessary to keep the reader oriented in ancient history. Characters, many related by polygamy, swarm out of the giltwork and malachite. All have their ambitions, dreams and passions. One of the refreshments of Renault's ancient world is the absence of modern psychology. All that is needed to define the cast are the seven deadly sins, mainly wrath, avarice, envy and, above all, pride...
Elizabeth McCann has a recurring nightmare. It is first night on Broadway, and the curtain is about to rise on a play that she has produced. The chandeliers sparkle, the red carpeting looks freshly laid, the giltwork on the ceiling positively glows, as if waiting for the gates of heaven itself to open. And there is total, absolute and terrifying silence. She is the only one in the hall. No one else has bothered to come...
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