...a formidable lady of about sixty, with a toothy smile
and the sort of compressed permanent wave that fitted like a
rubber swimming hat...
Len Deighton. Berlin Game (1983), Chapter 11.
Fiona displayed all the characteristics of elder children:
stability, confidence, intellect in abundance, and that cold reserve
with which to judge all the shortcomings of the world.
Len Deighton. Berlin Game (1983), Chapter 6.