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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... course she might . She had a chubby face like a ripe apple , bright eyes , and moved in a curiously jerky way , as if she were on wires . After taking off her close- fitting jacket she sat down and started studying the bill of fare with ...
... course she might . She had a chubby face like a ripe apple , bright eyes , and moved in a curiously jerky way , as if she were on wires . After taking off her close- fitting jacket she sat down and started studying the bill of fare with ...
Page 126
... course of these proceedings did this man show the least contrition . " Turning toward the dock , he pointed a finger at me , and went on in the same strain . I really couldn't understand why he harped on this point so much . Of course ...
... course of these proceedings did this man show the least contrition . " Turning toward the dock , he pointed a finger at me , and went on in the same strain . I really couldn't understand why he harped on this point so much . Of course ...
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... course , in the position into which I had been forced , there was no question of my speaking to anyone in that tone . I hadn't the right to show any friendly feel- ing or possess good intentions . And I tried to follow what came next ...
... course , in the position into which I had been forced , there was no question of my speaking to anyone in that tone . I hadn't the right to show any friendly feel- ing or possess good intentions . And I tried to follow what came next ...
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