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... Facts , " broke in Heyst in his courtly voice . " There's nothing worth knowing but facts . Hard facts ! Facts alone , Mr. Tesman . " I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because , for a ...
... Facts , " broke in Heyst in his courtly voice . " There's nothing worth knowing but facts . Hard facts ! Facts alone , Mr. Tesman . " I don't know if old Tesman agreed with him or not , but he must have spoken about it , because , for a ...
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... facts , when he came in the street upon Morrison , who , in his way , was also an " enchanted " man . When you spoke to Morrison of going home — he was from Dorsetshire - he shuddered . He said it was dark and wet there ; that it was ...
... facts , when he came in the street upon Morrison , who , in his way , was also an " enchanted " man . When you spoke to Morrison of going home — he was from Dorsetshire - he shuddered . He said it was dark and wet there ; that it was ...
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... fact that Morrison had not that amount in hand . Morrison hadn't . He had only a little English gold , a few sovereigns , on board . He had left all his spare cash with the Tesmans , in Samarang , to meet certain bills which would fall ...
... fact that Morrison had not that amount in hand . Morrison hadn't . He had only a little English gold , a few sovereigns , on board . He had left all his spare cash with the Tesmans , in Samarang , to meet certain bills which would fall ...
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... fact of his turning up in Timor or anywhere else was no more wonderful than the settling of a sparrow on one's window - sill at any given moment . But that he should carry a sum of money in his pocket seemed somehow inconceivable . So ...
... fact of his turning up in Timor or anywhere else was no more wonderful than the settling of a sparrow on one's window - sill at any given moment . But that he should carry a sum of money in his pocket seemed somehow inconceivable . So ...
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... fact like this , it was natural- Later in the day , the fine paid , and the two of them on board the brig , from which the guard had been removed , Morrison - who , besides being a gentleman , was also an honest fellow - began to talk ...
... fact like this , it was natural- Later in the day , the fine paid , and the two of them on board the brig , from which the guard had been removed , Morrison - who , besides being a gentleman , was also an honest fellow - began to talk ...
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