artschoolglasses: In obvious ways they were strikingly different: Louis beginning to put on weight
artschoolglasses: In obvious ways they were strikingly different: Louis beginning to put on weight, Antoinette slim; he steady, she quick; he reserved, she open; he with few close friends, she with many; he awkward, she majestic; he seeing the dark side, she the bright; he a keen reader, she bored by books; he unmusical, she happy with harp and clavichord. But at a deeper level they possessed traits in common. Both had a lot of heart; they felt for those less fortunate than themselves, they loved their children and were happiest when with them. Both had a sense of duty and wanted above everything to do their job well. Louis and Antoinette, by Vincent Cronin -- source link
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