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• He had progressed to the point when he had been able to dismiss an excellent but uncongenial nurse, and manage with an hour's assistance morning and night; and what with reading the newspapers, smoking his pipe, and writing an occasional letter the first part of the day passed quickly enough Lunch was served at one o'clock on a papier-mache tray spread with a crumpled tray cloth. —  The Love Affairs of Pixie
• "That papier-mâche table on which I have just arranged these lovely late roses, sent to me by dear Sir John, will not stand one of your lunges. —  Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World
• Jemima was the oldest doll of the lot, made of a sort of papier-mache; her hair was painted black and arranged in short fat curls; her face, from frequent washing and punishment, had become of a leaden hue, and was full of dents and bruises; her nose was quite flat, and she had lost one arm; in her best days she had been plain, but she was now hideous. —  The Hawthorns A Story about Children
• He thereupon shook off its dust from his papier-mache-soled boots, coming to England, in the manner of his compatriots, to earn his livelihood as a teacher of languages Having the highest recommendations, he easily obtained as much employment as he wanted, and devoted himself to giving conversational lectures to a circle of collegiate establishments lying in different parts of London, which he visited bi-weekly, or so, in turn. —  She and I, Volume 1
• Characteristic exports, though they do not figure largely in the total amount, are floor rugs, lacquered ware, porcelain ware, fans, umbrellas, bronze ware, repoussé work, paper ware and papier-mâché, fibre carpets, and camphor. —  Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.)

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