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Page vii
... " The second point on which I wish to offer a remark is the existence ( in the novel ) of a person named Schom- berg . That I believe him to be true goes without saying . I viii NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION am not likely to vii.
... " The second point on which I wish to offer a remark is the existence ( in the novel ) of a person named Schom- berg . That I believe him to be true goes without saying . I viii NOTE TO THE FIRST EDITION am not likely to vii.
Page xii
... believe he went straight on board a mail - boat which left within the hour for other ports of call in the direction of Aspinall . Mr. Jones ' characteristic insolence belongs to another man of a quite different type . I will say nothing ...
... believe he went straight on board a mail - boat which left within the hour for other ports of call in the direction of Aspinall . Mr. Jones ' characteristic insolence belongs to another man of a quite different type . I will say nothing ...
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... believe , why some people allude to coal as " black diamonds . " Both these com- modities represent wealth ; but coal is a much less port- able form of property . There is , from that point of view , a deplorable lack of concentration ...
... believe , why some people allude to coal as " black diamonds . " Both these com- modities represent wealth ; but coal is a much less port- able form of property . There is , from that point of view , a deplorable lack of concentration ...
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... believe , not voluntary . There was nothing forcible in the process , however . It was slow ; and while the liquidation — in London and Amster- dam - pursued its languid course , Axel Heyst , styled in the prospectus " manager in the ...
... believe , not voluntary . There was nothing forcible in the process , however . It was slow ; and while the liquidation — in London and Amster- dam - pursued its languid course , Axel Heyst , styled in the prospectus " manager in the ...
Page 14
... , of course . I believe in children praying - well , women , too , but I rather think God expects men to be more self - reliant . I don't hold with " a man everlastingly bothering the Almighty with his silly troubles 14 VICTORY.
... , of course . I believe in children praying - well , women , too , but I rather think God expects men to be more self - reliant . I don't hold with " a man everlastingly bothering the Almighty with his silly troubles 14 VICTORY.
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