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Literary notes about settee (AI summary)

The term “settee” in literature often encapsulates both the physical comfort of a well-furnished room and the subtle social nuances of a setting. It is used to anchor scenes of conversation, introspection, or gentle domesticity—as when Holmes settles into a revealing moment of thought ([1], [2], [3]). At times it is described with exacting detail, illustrating not just its function but also its aesthetic charm, as with the finely crafted Hepplewhite settee upholstered in silk brocade ([4]). In other instances, its placement and usage invite a sense of immediacy in a scene, serving as the backdrop for a character’s emotional state or social interaction, whether someone is quietly watching a dance or engaging in hushed dialogue ([5], [6]).
  1. “Try the settee,” said Holmes, relapsing into his arm-chair and putting his finger-tips together, as was his custom when in judicial moods.
    — from Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
  2. “Interesting, though elementary,” said he as he returned to his favourite corner of the settee.
    — from The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
  3. The Prime Minister rose from the settee.
    — from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
  4. A Hepplewhite settee of 1780 upholstered in silk brocade has the vase detail in the arm-post and the legs are turned and reeded.
    — from The Pleasures of Collecting by Gardner C. Teall
  5. Then she sat down upon a settee and watched the people dance.
    — from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
  6. “Permit me to offer you a seat on this settee,” said Manilov.
    — from Dead Souls by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

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