Here eyes were soft brown, limpid and innocent....

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Here eyes were soft brown, limpid and innocent. She wore her shining brown hair parted in the middle and drawn down over her ears. Her skin was pale and translucent and her mouth tender. She spoke in a low, soft, warmly melodious voice that soothed those who listened.

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Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Despite my empty mouth, the words are in my mind.

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Here eyes were soft brown, limpid and innocent. She wore her shining brown hair parted in the middle and drawn down over her ears. Her skin was pale and translucent and her mouth tender. She spoke in a low, soft, warmly melodious voice that soothed those who listened.