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Page 116
... talks grandly of going to the front next February , and you are pretty sure that in February he will talk of going in March . He spends his time chatting with the guests and be- hind his own bar , where he can always be persuaded to ...
... talks grandly of going to the front next February , and you are pretty sure that in February he will talk of going in March . He spends his time chatting with the guests and be- hind his own bar , where he can always be persuaded to ...
Page 303
... talk all day long at the top of their voices , but in the temple they talk more loudly than ever . The row is terrific . People pray and recite litanies , they call to one another , vociferously discuss , quarrel or greet one another ...
... talk all day long at the top of their voices , but in the temple they talk more loudly than ever . The row is terrific . People pray and recite litanies , they call to one another , vociferously discuss , quarrel or greet one another ...
Page 357
... talk too much and old age is loquacious . Though I have always been more disposed to listen than to talk , it has seemed to me of late that I was falling into the defect of garrulity , and I no sooner noticed it than I took care to ...
... talk too much and old age is loquacious . Though I have always been more disposed to listen than to talk , it has seemed to me of late that I was falling into the defect of garrulity , and I no sooner noticed it than I took care to ...
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