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... impression that he had in him the makings of a politician . His friends were reading men , and he went through a course of English classics in a light amateurish manner . He admired George Meredith and was scornful of the three - volume ...
... impression that he had in him the makings of a politician . His friends were reading men , and he went through a course of English classics in a light amateurish manner . He admired George Meredith and was scornful of the three - volume ...
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... impression of being competent and business - like . They like to talk of their homes which they haven't seen for seventeen years , he of Berne , she of the village near Namur where she was born . After dinner the hostess comes into the ...
... impression of being competent and business - like . They like to talk of their homes which they haven't seen for seventeen years , he of Berne , she of the village near Namur where she was born . After dinner the hostess comes into the ...
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... impression of being at the same time sturdy and frail . He was very deaf and you had to shout to make him hear . He spoke in a low soft voice with an Australian accent . His wife was a large woman , strong and good - humoured , with ...
... impression of being at the same time sturdy and frail . He was very deaf and you had to shout to make him hear . He spoke in a low soft voice with an Australian accent . His wife was a large woman , strong and good - humoured , with ...
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