AtD translation: quartershade

Mike Jing gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
Wed Jun 16 08:05:46 UTC 2021


P533.5-9   Kit threaded his way out into the Grand Salon, wallpapered in
aniline teal and a bright though sour orange, to appearances floral in
theme, though few would insist on it, lit by hundreds of modern-looking
sconces, each quartershade of Congo ivory scraped thin as paper to let its
electric bulb shine through . . .

What is "quartershade"?


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