"Tall, aren't you?" she said. "I didn't mean to be." Her ey… - Raymond Chandler

"Tall, aren't you?" she said.
"I didn't mean to be."
Her eyes rounded. She was puzzled. She was thinking. I could see, even on that short acquaintance, that thinking was always going to be a bother to her.

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Raymond Thornton Chandler (23 July 1888 – 26 March 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter who specialized in the crime fiction genre.

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She was thinking. i could see, even on that short acquaintance, that thinking was always going to be a bother for her.

Her eyes rounded. She was puzzled. She was thinking. I could see, even on that short acquaintance, that thinking was always going to be a bother to her.

"Tall, aren't you?" she said. "I didn't mean to be."

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