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My mother was very small, with large brown eyes and hair of a rich reddish gold,
exquisite features and a lovely skin. She was very much admired. One of her
great friends was Lady Anglesey, an American woman who died at an advanced
...
My mother was very small, with large brown eyes and hair of a rich reddish gold,
exquisite features and a lovely skin. She was very much admired. One of her
great friends was Lady Anglesey, an American woman who died at an advanced
...
Page 64
... result of innumerable rebuffs. The doctor is discreet. It is his business to listen
and no details are too intimate for his ears. But of course human nature may be
displayed before you and if you have not the eyes to see [64 J THE SUMMING
UP.
... result of innumerable rebuffs. The doctor is discreet. It is his business to listen
and no details are too intimate for his ears. But of course human nature may be
displayed before you and if you have not the eyes to see [64 J THE SUMMING
UP.
Page 67
You tend to close your eyes to truth, beauty and goodness because they give no
scope to your sense of the ridiculous. The humorist has a quick eye for the
humbug; he does not always recognize the saint. But if to see men one-sidedly is
a ...
You tend to close your eyes to truth, beauty and goodness because they give no
scope to your sense of the ridiculous. The humorist has a quick eye for the
humbug; he does not always recognize the saint. But if to see men one-sidedly is
a ...
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| Title | The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1 Armed Services ed Armed Services editions Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham Volume 5339 of Collection of British authors International Collector's Library Volume 60 of Mentor books Volume 5339 of Tauchnitz edition of British and American authors Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Literary Guild of America, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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