The noise in it is like that of bees, a strange humming or buzz mixed of walking tongues and feet: it is a kind of still roar or loud whisper. It is the great exchange of all discourse, and no business whatsoever but is here stirring and a-foot. The Pauline - Page 241by St. Paul's School (London, England) - 1882Full view - About this book
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