Mr Castelli's critics sometimes accused him of being a shallow man, interested only in the shock of the new.

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Her visit to a smug, shallow man about to be knighted will radically change his selfish, well-ordered world.

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Graham Forbes, a handsome and shallow young man, secretly homosexual, has married Betty Greene, who is plain but rich.

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But as soon as I let go of these shallow desires, I met a man who makes me feel safe, puts me first, and often surprises me with romantic gestures.

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