She was opinionated without being pushy. When choosing a book to read aloud, she would try to interest him in those spunky English heroines she liked so much. He proposed Thucydides, but he understood how she, being a Quaker, did not want to read about the Peloponnesian War. They came together on Henry James.

Barbara Wright

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Her breasts were showing and Mr. Player, who was a very strong Quaker, didn't think that was quite proper.

Ian Fleming

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