ðeɪ sˈaɪt ˈɑːɹləndz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ wˈɜːk lə pɹoʊmnˈʊɹ wˌɛɹ hiː dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ðə nɑːvˈɛlə æz "nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt pjˈʊɹ lˈaɪnz ɹˈaɪt dˌaʊn tə ðə nˈuːɑːnsᵻz, ænd nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt ðə pjˈʊɹ ænd kˈɑːnʃəs pˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɜːd".
They cite Arland's 1944 work 'Le Promeneur' where he describes the novella as "nothing but pure lines right down to the nuances, and nothing but the pure and conscious power of the word".