Spielhaus

Thus, for instance, if Miss Poots, in the year 1695, had never been the lovely inmate of a Spielhaus at Amsterdam, Mr. Van

Catherine: a story 1839

"The message is that the Muslim woman is the victim of violence - most probably domestic violence - and that by unveiling her, she will be freed of the violence," said Spielhaus, arguing that this logic doesn't apply: "You can free the woman from the veil and she will still have to endure violence; so let's talk about the violence and not some kind of a symbol."

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Poots, in the year 1695, had never been the lovely inmate of a Spielhaus at Amsterdam, Mr. Van Silverkoop would never have seen her; if the day had not been extraordinarily hot, the worthy merchant would never have gone thither; if he had not been fond of Rhenish wine and sugar, he never would have called for any such delicacies; if he had not called for them, Miss Ottilia Poots would never have brought them, and partaken of them; if he had not been rich, she would certainly have rejected all the advances made to her by Silverkoop; if he had not been so fond of

Catherine: a Story William Makepeace Thackeray 1837