My grandmother's feet had been bound when she was two years old. Her mother. . . first wound … - Jung Chang

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I find it awfully difficult to determine if the habit of talking about oneself at length runs contrary to the basic rules of propriety, or if instead the man exempt from this vice is rare.

Jung Chang

My grandmother's feet had been bound when she was two years old. Her mother. . . first wound a piece of white cloth about twenty feet long round her feet, bending all the toes except the big toe inward and under the sole. Then she placed a large stone on top to crush the arch.

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