“M. de Charlus persisted in not replying. I thought I could see a smile flicker about his lips: the smile of the man who looks down from a great height on the characters and manners of lesser men.” SilenceSmileSmugCharlus Book:In the shadow of young girls in flower Source: In the shadow of young girls in flower
“At that moment, noticing that his embroidered handkerchief was revealing part of its coloured edging, he thrust it back into his pocket with a startled glance, like a prudish but not innocent woman concealing bodily charms which in her excessive modesty she sees as wanton.” ModestyWantonHandkerchiefCharlus Book:In the shadow of young girls in flower Source: In the shadow of young girls in flower