She looked as if she were about to burst into tears, but sh… - Rebecca West

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She looked as if she were about to burst into tears, but she was wonderful at catching the ball of her own mood in mid-air.

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bad-news unhappiness repression

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Dame Cicily Isabel Fairfield DBE (21 December 1892 – 15 March 1983), known as Rebecca West, or Dame Rebecca West, was a British author, journalist, literary critic and travel writer.

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Pen Names: Lynx

Birth Name: Cecily Isabel Fairfield

Alternative Names: West, Dame Rebecca • Dame Rebecca West • Cicely Fairchild • Cicily Isabel Andrews • Cicily Andrews • Cicely Isabel Fairfield • Cicily Isobel Fairfield • Cicily Isabel Fairfield • Cicily Fairfield Andrews • Mrs H. M. Andrews • Cicily Fairfield • Dame Cicely Isabel Fairfield • Cicily Farifield

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She looked as if she were about to burst into tears, but she was wonderful at catching the ball of her own mood in mid-air. - Rebecca West

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