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Having finished "Place-Names". The episode involving the gate on the side of the road stands out, fleeting and ephemeral, an extended version of what du Maurier would adapt as the "woman on the bend". I think, however, that "Place-Names" most focuses on uncovering psychology of people. The discussion of personal foibles is particularly insightful. The narrator's curious detachment also comes through pointedly.