Along with impressionistic frozen tableaus of the large cast, Evans artfully stages intimate moments, such as a charming scene in which two lovers hide underneath a small cocktail table.

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The one-room building contained a table with a porcelain top and a hide-bottomed chair, both sitting under an unfrosted light bulb hanging from the ceiling on a long cord, and Obie went in and scraped dust and fallen dirt-dauber nests off the table with the side of his hand.

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Do you secretly siphon off cash here and there and then go out and buy table saws and patio furniture you try to hide in the basement?

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Most of the furniture, a blend of classical and contemporary, is custom-made, including a three-piece dining table with a finish of faux shagreen, or stingray hide.

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Huge floor-to-ceiling cupboards hide anything as pedestrian as a kettle or toaster, and the oversize table has a monumental feel.

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