Of Human Bondage
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The day broke gray and dull. The clouds hung heavily,
and there was a rawness in the air that suggested snow.
A woman servant came into a room in which a child was
sleeping and drew the curtains. She glanced mechanically
at the house opposite, a stucco house with a portico, and
went to the child’s bed.
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