"...vicinity to the sea is desirable, because it is easier to do nothing by the sea than anywhere else, and because bathing and basking on the shore cannot be considered an employment but only an apotheosis of loafing. ("Expiation")"

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Source : E. F. Benson (2015). “Spook Stories - Complete Collection: 25 Supernatural, Mystery, Ghost and Haunting Tales”, p.80, e-artnow

E.F. Benson

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