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An old solicitor , whom I knew when I was a boy , told me that as an articled clerk he was once invited to dine with my grandfather . My grandfather carved the beef and then a servant handed him a dish of potatoes baked in their skins .
An old solicitor , whom I knew when I was a boy , told me that as an articled clerk he was once invited to dine with my grandfather . My grandfather carved the beef and then a servant handed him a dish of potatoes baked in their skins .
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I accepted everything he told me with the fervour of the proselyte . I should not blame him because he inspired me with a passionate admiration for certain works that time has shown to be not so admirable . When he arrived he found me ...
I accepted everything he told me with the fervour of the proselyte . I should not blame him because he inspired me with a passionate admiration for certain works that time has shown to be not so admirable . When he arrived he found me ...
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Here , they told him , is collected everything that wise men have learnt of the history and destiny of man . But the king was immersed in affairs of state and could not read so many books , so he bade them go and condense this knowledge ...
Here , they told him , is collected everything that wise men have learnt of the history and destiny of man . But the king was immersed in affairs of state and could not read so many books , so he bade them go and condense this knowledge ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
| Published | 1938 |
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