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I grew tired of the absurdity that admits in conversation all manner of facts that must be denied on the stage . I wearied of the necessity ... In fact , I did not want to conform any longer to the neces- sary conventions of the drama .
I grew tired of the absurdity that admits in conversation all manner of facts that must be denied on the stage . I wearied of the necessity ... In fact , I did not want to conform any longer to the neces- sary conventions of the drama .
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In point of fact he was incredibly idle and left the work of his parish to his curate and his churchwardens . But I was impres- sionable and soon became very religious . I accepted what I was taught , both in my uncle's vicarage and ...
In point of fact he was incredibly idle and left the work of his parish to his curate and his churchwardens . But I was impres- sionable and soon became very religious . I accepted what I was taught , both in my uncle's vicarage and ...
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The fact is that they do not want many of the things that to others of us appear essential . It is fortunate for the well - to - do . For he is blind who will not see that in the lives of the proletariat in the great cities all is ...
The fact is that they do not want many of the things that to others of us appear essential . It is fortunate for the well - to - do . For he is blind who will not see that in the lives of the proletariat in the great cities all is ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | W. Heinemann, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0434456101, 9780434456109 |
| Length | 317 pages |
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