The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 128Atlantic Monthly Company, 1921 - American essays |
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My immediate conclusion was that he wished to ini- tiate me into the secrets of the Depart- ment . I rose quickly and took down Henry Esmond , which was in exactly the same place as it had been the day before .
My immediate conclusion was that he wished to ini- tiate me into the secrets of the Depart- ment . I rose quickly and took down Henry Esmond , which was in exactly the same place as it had been the day before .
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Nervous and confused , I followed , painfully conscious that at that mo- ment I could not have expressed a sane opinion on any subject under the sun . From the threshold the room seemed bathed in semi - obscurity .
Nervous and confused , I followed , painfully conscious that at that mo- ment I could not have expressed a sane opinion on any subject under the sun . From the threshold the room seemed bathed in semi - obscurity .
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They leaned in- V And so began a life of sheer enchant- ment . Looking back , I know in what a wonder - world I was privileged to live . Vanna could talk with all our ship- mates . She did not move apart , a con- descending or ...
They leaned in- V And so began a life of sheer enchant- ment . Looking back , I know in what a wonder - world I was privileged to live . Vanna could talk with all our ship- mates . She did not move apart , a con- descending or ...
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Here , apparently , instinct slightly loosens its hold , and he seems to become individual for a mo- ment , to look about , and to decide upon a suitable edge or corner of green leaf . But even in this he probably has no choice .
Here , apparently , instinct slightly loosens its hold , and he seems to become individual for a mo- ment , to look about , and to decide upon a suitable edge or corner of green leaf . But even in this he probably has no choice .
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It was a rash state- ment , which , doubtless , he had cause later to regret . Were he living now , and a teacher of youth , he might well be tempted to say in his wrath , ' All young people are fools ' ; and again he would be wrong ...
It was a rash state- ment , which , doubtless , he had cause later to regret . Were he living now , and a teacher of youth , he might well be tempted to say in his wrath , ' All young people are fools ' ; and again he would be wrong ...
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