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Disciples arose who sought to follow in his steps , but the event has proved that it was impossible to do so without his great gifts . The most talented of these was Granville 124 THE SUMMING UP.
Disciples arose who sought to follow in his steps , but the event has proved that it was impossible to do so without his great gifts . The most talented of these was Granville 124 THE SUMMING UP.
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... the responsibilities it forces on him , and the hindering activities that it brings in its wake . It can only give him two good things : one , the more important by far , is the freedom to follow his own bent , and the 164 THE ...
... the responsibilities it forces on him , and the hindering activities that it brings in its wake . It can only give him two good things : one , the more important by far , is the freedom to follow his own bent , and the 164 THE ...
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The free man had no reason to follow them except in so far as they suited his convenience . ... put my conviction into a phrase and said to myself : follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner .
The free man had no reason to follow them except in so far as they suited his convenience . ... put my conviction into a phrase and said to myself : follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner .
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Literary Guild of America, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2011 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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