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... appearance of an immensely long telegram in which for economy's sake you had left out every word that was not necessary to make the sense clear . I have not read it since I corrected the proofs and do not know how near I came to doing ...
... appearance of an immensely long telegram in which for economy's sake you had left out every word that was not necessary to make the sense clear . I have not read it since I corrected the proofs and do not know how near I came to doing ...
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... at that time ; he was somewhat vain of his appearance , he had wenched and gambled ; but at least on one occasion he had shown rare magnanimity and he had always been honourable , loyal , generous and brave . If 53 THE SUMMING UP.
... at that time ; he was somewhat vain of his appearance , he had wenched and gambled ; but at least on one occasion he had shown rare magnanimity and he had always been honourable , loyal , generous and brave . If 53 THE SUMMING UP.
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... appearance . The physical traits of a man in- fluence his character and contrariwise his character is expressed , at least in the rough , in his appearance . You cannot make a tall man short and otherwise keep him the same . A man's ...
... appearance . The physical traits of a man in- fluence his character and contrariwise his character is expressed , at least in the rough , in his appearance . You cannot make a tall man short and otherwise keep him the same . A man's ...
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