Her hospitality was something exquisite; she had the gift which so many women lack, of being able to make themselves and their houses belong entirely… - Sarah Orne Jewett

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Her hospitality was something exquisite; she had the gift which so many women lack, of being able to make themselves and their houses belong entirely to a guest's pleasure, — that charming surrender for the moment of themselves and whatever belongs to them, so that they make a part of one's own life that can never be forgotten.