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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... never took their eyes off it . And still the woman sobbed . I was rather surprised
, as I didn't know who she was . I wanted her to stop crying , but dared not speak
to her . After a while the keeper bent toward her and whispered in her ear ; but II.
... never took their eyes off it . And still the woman sobbed . I was rather surprised
, as I didn't know who she was . I wanted her to stop crying , but dared not speak
to her . After a while the keeper bent toward her and whispered in her ear ; but II.
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While he was doing this he didn't speak .. We started dinner , and then he began
telling me the whole story , hesitating a bit at first . “ There's a girl behind it - as
usual . We slept together pretty regular . I was keeping her , as a matter of fact ...
While he was doing this he didn't speak .. We started dinner , and then he began
telling me the whole story , hesitating a bit at first . “ There's a girl behind it - as
usual . We slept together pretty regular . I was keeping her , as a matter of fact ...
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... old together , so to speak . " He was a cantankerous brute , " Salamano said . "
Now and then we had some proper set - tos , he and I. But he was a good mutt all
the same . " I said he looked well bred , and that evidently pleased the old man .
... old together , so to speak . " He was a cantankerous brute , " Salamano said . "
Now and then we had some proper set - tos , he and I. But he was a good mutt all
the same . " I said he looked well bred , and that evidently pleased the old man .
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