“They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. But then, when I put them on they tend to deteriorate with a very strange rapidity and one feels so sorry for them.”
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Grenfell, J. (n.d.). They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. But then, when I put them on they tend to deteriorate with a very strange rapidity and one feels so sorry for them. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13969-they-look-quite-promising-in-the-shop-and/
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Grenfell, Joyce. “They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. But then, when I put them on they tend to deteriorate with a very strange rapidity and one feels so sorry for them.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13969-they-look-quite-promising-in-the-shop-and/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Grenfell, Joyce. “They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. But then, when I put them on they tend to deteriorate with a very strange rapidity and one feels so sorry for them.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13969-they-look-quite-promising-in-the-shop-and/.