The White Peacock

Excerpt from The White Peacock: A Novel

Well, what is there to look at? My friend was a young farmer, stoutly built, brown eyed, with a naturally fair skin burned dark and freckled in patches. He laughed, seeing me start, and looked down at me with lazy curiosity.

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