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Page 66
... seemed to shock my parents always excited my imagination ; and I hoped that , as soon as I grew up , I should come face to face with this tremendous figure . For several years my hopes were unfulfilled . During my youth , I must ...
... seemed to shock my parents always excited my imagination ; and I hoped that , as soon as I grew up , I should come face to face with this tremendous figure . For several years my hopes were unfulfilled . During my youth , I must ...
Page 86
... seemed to have been stuffed with wire . - On such a journey , under the dim blue light of a second - class carriage , I began a lasting literary friendship . Opposite me sat a fair - haired young woman , plainly English like myself and ...
... seemed to have been stuffed with wire . - On such a journey , under the dim blue light of a second - class carriage , I began a lasting literary friendship . Opposite me sat a fair - haired young woman , plainly English like myself and ...
Page 111
... seemed to be working of its own accord , like a magnificently - built machine without an authoritative hand on the controls . During the first stage of his illness , when he suffered a minor stroke , James appeared to welcome Death ...
... seemed to be working of its own accord , like a magnificently - built machine without an authoritative hand on the controls . During the first stage of his illness , when he suffered a minor stroke , James appeared to welcome Death ...
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PROLOGUE I | 1 |
The Desire to Please | 25 |
The Disinterested Gift | 47 |
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