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Page 102
... shrugged his shoulders . R. did not think him as clever as he thought himself . But he was intrigued to discover , what he had not known be- fore , that there was someone in Geneva part of whose duties at all events was to keep an eye ...
... shrugged his shoulders . R. did not think him as clever as he thought himself . But he was intrigued to discover , what he had not known be- fore , that there was someone in Geneva part of whose duties at all events was to keep an eye ...
Page 224
... shrugged a mental shoulder . She looked healthy and young , she had an agreeable vivacity , but beyond her husky voice there was nothing particularly attrac- tive in her . But the notion of having a little affair in Paris did not ...
... shrugged a mental shoulder . She looked healthy and young , she had an agreeable vivacity , but beyond her husky voice there was nothing particularly attrac- tive in her . But the notion of having a little affair in Paris did not ...
Page 246
... shrugged his shoulders ; and now , recall- ing the conversation , he shrugged them again . They were all like that . They desired the end , but hesitated at the means . They were willing to take advantage of an accomplished fact , but ...
... shrugged his shoulders ; and now , recall- ing the conversation , he shrugged them again . They were all like that . They desired the end , but hesitated at the means . They were willing to take advantage of an accomplished fact , but ...
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