The StrangerMeursault, an ordinary little clerk living in Algiers, leads a quiet and unemotional life. He commits a senseless murder and is convicted, his lack of emotion toward his mother's death weighing against him. As he contemplates his execution, he considers the value of life and is on the verge of exhibiting feeling. |
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I recognized them as girls from my part of the town , and two or three of them ,
whom I knew , looked up and waved to me . ... There were little pools of
brightness under the lamps , and now and then a streetcar passed , lighting up a
girl's hair ...
I recognized them as girls from my part of the town , and two or three of them ,
whom I knew , looked up and waved to me . ... There were little pools of
brightness under the lamps , and now and then a streetcar passed , lighting up a
girl's hair ...
Page 46
Meanwhile the girl went on sobbing and repeating : " He hit me , the coward .
He's a pimp . " " Excuse me , officer , ” Raymond put in , " but is that in order ,
calling a man a pimp in the presence of witnesses ? " The policeman told him to
shut his ...
Meanwhile the girl went on sobbing and repeating : " He hit me , the coward .
He's a pimp . " " Excuse me , officer , ” Raymond put in , " but is that in order ,
calling a man a pimp in the presence of witnesses ? " The policeman told him to
shut his ...
Page 51
Sunday with a girl . Raymond promptly replied that she could come , too . In fact ,
his friend's wife would be very pleased not to be the only woman party of I'd have
liked to hang up at once , as my employer doesn't approve of my using the ...
Sunday with a girl . Raymond promptly replied that she could come , too . In fact ,
his friend's wife would be very pleased not to be the only woman party of I'd have
liked to hang up at once , as my employer doesn't approve of my using the ...
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