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... John's eye focussed on me from above , I tried my hardest to obey ; but the seat was heavy and , as I shoved or pulled , I became aware of a young policeman approaching me with an expression of stony - faced enquiry , and decided to ...
... John's eye focussed on me from above , I tried my hardest to obey ; but the seat was heavy and , as I shoved or pulled , I became aware of a young policeman approaching me with an expression of stony - faced enquiry , and decided to ...
Page 117
... John's frequently difficult com- panionship became perhaps a kind of hair - shirt , adopted to mortify his spiritual pride or allay a secret sense of sin . On the contrary , I believe there was an interchange of benefits . Tom himself ...
... John's frequently difficult com- panionship became perhaps a kind of hair - shirt , adopted to mortify his spiritual pride or allay a secret sense of sin . On the contrary , I believe there was an interchange of benefits . Tom himself ...
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... John , Ist Baron Egremont El Greco , 70 Eliot , George , 105 Eliot , T.S. , 77 , 112 , 115–19 , 123 Eliot , Valerie ( née Fletcher ) , 119 Eliot , Vivienne ( née Haigh - Wood ) , 117- 18 Elizabeth 11 , Queen of England , 65 Elizabeth ...
... John , Ist Baron Egremont El Greco , 70 Eliot , George , 105 Eliot , T.S. , 77 , 112 , 115–19 , 123 Eliot , Valerie ( née Fletcher ) , 119 Eliot , Vivienne ( née Haigh - Wood ) , 117- 18 Elizabeth 11 , Queen of England , 65 Elizabeth ...
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PROLOGUE I | 1 |
The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
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