"A madness of tender caressing seized her. She purred as a tiger might have done, while she undulated like a snake."
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Three Weeks (1907), ch. 11.
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Elinor Glyn
Elinor Glyn (17 October 1864 β 9 September 1943), born Elinor Sutherland, was a British novelist, short-story writer and screenwriter. Her lurid and sexually charged romances were a byword in their day.
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