Phyllis Dorothy James. An unsuitable occupation for women (№ 187935)

Beauty throws the mind into confusion: it is contrary to common sense. Could never agree that Isabel is what she is: generous, lazy, loving and silly young woman. Thought every woman of her beauty certainly has a sort of instinctive penetration into the mysteries of life, access to such wisdom, inaccessible to the simple mind. Whenever she opened her beautiful mouth, I waited for her to paint life in the magical paint. I guess I could spend with her all my life, just looking at her and waiting for the prophecies. And she's only capable of talking about rags.