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... feel- ings with which I consented to the publication of the book . The fact of the book having been published in the United States early in the year made it difficult to delay its appear- ance in England any longer . It came out in the ...
... feel- ings with which I consented to the publication of the book . The fact of the book having been published in the United States early in the year made it difficult to delay its appear- ance in England any longer . It came out in the ...
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... feel it . For why should you offer-- " Heyst inclined his head , as from respect for a conviction in which he could not share . But he stuck to his point by muttering that in the presence of an odious fact like this , it was natural ...
... feel it . For why should you offer-- " Heyst inclined his head , as from respect for a conviction in which he could not share . But he stuck to his point by muttering that in the presence of an odious fact like this , it was natural ...
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... feeling was ever scorned by Heyst . But he was incapable of outward cor- diality of manner , and he felt acutely his defect . Consum- mate politeness is not the right tonic for an emotional collapse . They must have had , both of them ...
... feeling was ever scorned by Heyst . But he was incapable of outward cor- diality of manner , and he felt acutely his defect . Consum- mate politeness is not the right tonic for an emotional collapse . They must have had , both of them ...
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... feeling , I think , though of course he had no more polish than the rest of us . We were naturally a hail - fellow - well - met crowd , with standards of our own- no worse , I daresay , than other people's ; but polish was not one of ...
... feeling , I think , though of course he had no more polish than the rest of us . We were naturally a hail - fellow - well - met crowd , with standards of our own- no worse , I daresay , than other people's ; but polish was not one of ...
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... feeling , and asked , wishing to make clear his friendli- ness , and not knowing what else to say : " You haven't run short of stores or anything like that ? ” Heyst smiled and shook his head . " No , no . Nothing of the kind . We are ...
... feeling , and asked , wishing to make clear his friendli- ness , and not knowing what else to say : " You haven't run short of stores or anything like that ? ” Heyst smiled and shook his head . " No , no . Nothing of the kind . We are ...
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