shootingstar
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Someone, for whatever peculiar reason, rang her doorbell. . .
She put on her slippers, to be slightly more civilised, and discovered that the person at the door was a man, and one she recognised.
He was tall and gangly and boyish, with a kind face, but his eyes were sharp and bright, like they could see through things.
(The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, scene The Man at the Door)
What do you take "sharp" and " bright" to mean in this context? I suspect they have similar meanings there, that is "sharp (mind, eyes) = quick to notice or understand things or to react" and "bright = intelligent; quick to learn". Am I right?
sharp , bright
She put on her slippers, to be slightly more civilised, and discovered that the person at the door was a man, and one she recognised.
He was tall and gangly and boyish, with a kind face, but his eyes were sharp and bright, like they could see through things.
(The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, scene The Man at the Door)
What do you take "sharp" and " bright" to mean in this context? I suspect they have similar meanings there, that is "sharp (mind, eyes) = quick to notice or understand things or to react" and "bright = intelligent; quick to learn". Am I right?
sharp , bright
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