Three carved theatrical masks in black, charcoal and pale grey show different degrees of frowning against slate.

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Elvira Condomine

Well, I really am a little hurt. You called me back, and at great inconvenience I came...and you've been thouroughly churlish ever since I arrived!

— Blithe Spirit

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Elvira objects to being called back at inconvenience and then treated rudely. The complaint establishes her hurt without supplying a motive or deciding whether the other person agrees. The readable archived spelling remains.

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