ATDDTA(10) Egad! That's No Lady [289:32-40] + [290]

[mikebailey]

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> [290:33] "hardcase"
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> 1. A tough, unsentimental person. 2. A person who is persistently
> insolent or difficult to control. [AHD]
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> Cf. 'hardpan' [286:36]
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cf Vineland: p 155,
"...Thirty-year-old, hardcase, cold and beautiful child."
It was as much blessing as DL was likely to get.

(from the Kunoichi abbess)