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... better . He is perky and alive and irrev- erent , the model of a man who has managed to survive his own great- ness . Of Maugham's other novels , The Moon and Sixpence , The Painted Veil and The Razor's Edge are the most successful ...
... better . He is perky and alive and irrev- erent , the model of a man who has managed to survive his own great- ness . Of Maugham's other novels , The Moon and Sixpence , The Painted Veil and The Razor's Edge are the most successful ...
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... better men or worse . Everyone gave me the same an- swer . It had no effect on them at all . Most of them were ruined , but after they had recovered from the shock they took up their lives as best they could and as though nothing had ...
... better men or worse . Everyone gave me the same an- swer . It had no effect on them at all . Most of them were ruined , but after they had recovered from the shock they took up their lives as best they could and as though nothing had ...
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... better and wiser and more power- ful than man ? A poor reason . No better than that my maid should humble herself before me because I'm white , have more money and am better educated than she is . I should have thought it was God who ...
... better and wiser and more power- ful than man ? A poor reason . No better than that my maid should humble herself before me because I'm white , have more money and am better educated than she is . I should have thought it was God who ...
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