pages 68–69

New pages from my erasure of The Evil Genius by Wilkie Collins. The text reads:

through the stone-paved rooms / as cold as / the legs of immovable tables / strangers on their travels / say good-night / chilly / defiance / they would have discovered / adamantine solidity / a lively child / with a book on her lap / an excellent example / a person of importance / otherwise noticeable / an advanced / daughter / set off by money / she was never able to explain"