Word: lapidarian
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...slobbering, sheepish failure "always conscious of wrongdoing." Hate turns to sympathy, as Gradwell recognizes his kinship with this other outsider: "He broke off a piece of bread and threw it, saying in his own language to the dog, 'Here!' " Miss Gordimer's detachment competes with her lapidarian skill. Her stories glow, but with the gem fire that gives no warmth and sheds only reflected light...
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