The StrangerA young Algerian, Meursault, afflicted with a sort of aimless inertia, becomes embroiled in the petty intrigues of a local pimp and, somewhat inexplicably, ends up killing a man. Once he's imprisoned and eventually brought to trial, his crime, it becomes apparent, is not so much the arguably defensible murder he has committed as it is his deficient character ... |
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... judge the clerk of the court brought three fans of plaited straw , which the three judges promptly put in action . My examination began at once . The Judge ques- tioned me quite calmly and even , I thought , with a hint of cordiality ...
... judge the clerk of the court brought three fans of plaited straw , which the three judges promptly put in action . My examination began at once . The Judge ques- tioned me quite calmly and even , I thought , with a hint of cordiality ...
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... Judge cut him short . " Quite so . That's all , thank you . For a bit Céleste seemed flabbergasted ; then he explained that he hadn't finished what he wanted to say . They told him to continue , but to make it brief . He only repeated ...
... Judge cut him short . " Quite so . That's all , thank you . For a bit Céleste seemed flabbergasted ; then he explained that he hadn't finished what he wanted to say . They told him to continue , but to make it brief . He only repeated ...
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... Judge rebuked him . " You are here to give evidence , not your views on the case , and you must confine yourself to an- swering the questions put you . ' " " He was then asked to make clear his relations with the deceased , and Raymond ...
... Judge rebuked him . " You are here to give evidence , not your views on the case , and you must confine yourself to an- swering the questions put you . ' " " He was then asked to make clear his relations with the deceased , and Raymond ...
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