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Page 13
... suggested to me that the sixties are very unhealthy ; I have long thought that it would exasperate me to die before I had written this book and so it seemed to me that I had better set about it at once . When I have finished it I can ...
... suggested to me that the sixties are very unhealthy ; I have long thought that it would exasperate me to die before I had written this book and so it seemed to me that I had better set about it at once . When I have finished it I can ...
Page 101
... suggested that it is not surprising if for so long they were refused burial in consecrated ground because it is pre- posterous to suppose that they have souls . This is probably an extravagance . They are certainly very interesting ...
... suggested that it is not surprising if for so long they were refused burial in consecrated ground because it is pre- posterous to suppose that they have souls . This is probably an extravagance . They are certainly very interesting ...
Page 105
... suggested that I should insert a burglary to make it more exciting . I began to think that I should never be able to write a piece that a leading lady liked well enough to insist on playing and so tried my hand at a man's play . I wrote ...
... suggested that I should insert a burglary to make it more exciting . I began to think that I should never be able to write a piece that a leading lady liked well enough to insist on playing and so tried my hand at a man's play . I wrote ...
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