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Page xi
... less perfect , less pathetic moods . The same observation will apply mutatis mutandis to Mr. Jones , who is built on a much slenderer connection . Mr. Jones ( or whatever his name was ) did not drift away from me . He turned his back on ...
... less perfect , less pathetic moods . The same observation will apply mutatis mutandis to Mr. Jones , who is built on a much slenderer connection . Mr. Jones ( or whatever his name was ) did not drift away from me . He turned his back on ...
Page xiv
... less complete but incom- parably more anxious . It ended in a sudden inspiration to get out of his way . It was in a hovel of sticks and mats by the side of a path . As I went in there only to ask for a bottle of lemonade I have not to ...
... less complete but incom- parably more anxious . It ended in a sudden inspiration to get out of his way . It was in a hovel of sticks and mats by the side of a path . As I went in there only to ask for a bottle of lemonade I have not to ...
Page xv
... less pretentious also , more homely and familiar , so to speak , insomuch that in the intervals when all the performers left the platform one of them went amongst the marble tables collecting offer- ings of sous and francs in a battered ...
... less pretentious also , more homely and familiar , so to speak , insomuch that in the intervals when all the performers left the platform one of them went amongst the marble tables collecting offer- ings of sous and francs in a battered ...
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... less port- able form of property . There is , from that point of view , a deplorable lack of concentration in coal . Now , if a coal- mine could be put into one's waistcoat pocket — but it can't ! At the same time , there is a ...
... less port- able form of property . There is , from that point of view , a deplorable lack of concentration in coal . Now , if a coal- mine could be put into one's waistcoat pocket — but it can't ! At the same time , there is a ...
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... less off - shoot of the great waters which embrace the continents of this globe . His most frequent visitors were shadows , the shadows of clouds , relieving the monotony of the inanimate , brooding sunshine of the tropics . His nearest ...
... less off - shoot of the great waters which embrace the continents of this globe . His most frequent visitors were shadows , the shadows of clouds , relieving the monotony of the inanimate , brooding sunshine of the tropics . His nearest ...
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