Word: moralisee
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Indeed, Cyril's single-minded pursuit of pleasure--matched by Fiona's overwhelming (yet apparently insufficient) sensuality--and the almost grotesque immersion they seek in sex are fully compatible with the claims of the setting. But the resulting demands are so intense, the sex esthetic so jealous of other considerations...
The pleasantest reading in the number is found in a very brief essay "On Listening," by H. S. Pollard. It is avowedly "an echo from 'The Tatler'," and its quaint common sense and clear powerful style might pass for work of some first rank English linguist of Addison's or...
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