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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... eye- lids , covering them with a warm film of moisture . Beneath a veil of brine and tears my eyes were blinded ; I was conscious only of the cymbals of the sun clashing on my skull , and , less distinctly , of the keen blade of light ...
... eye- lids , covering them with a warm film of moisture . Beneath a veil of brine and tears my eyes were blinded ; I was conscious only of the cymbals of the sun clashing on my skull , and , less distinctly , of the keen blade of light ...
Page 107
... eyes , very pale , clear eyes , riveted on me , though not betraying any definite emotion . For a moment I had an odd impression , as if I were being scrutinized by myself . That - and the fact that I was unfamiliar with court procedure ...
... eyes , very pale , clear eyes , riveted on me , though not betraying any definite emotion . For a moment I had an odd impression , as if I were being scrutinized by myself . That - and the fact that I was unfamiliar with court procedure ...
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... eyes off me . I wiped the sweat from my face , but I was barely conscious of where or who I was until I heard the warden of the Home called to the witness box . When asked if my mother had complained about my conduct , he said , " Yes ...
... eyes off me . I wiped the sweat from my face , but I was barely conscious of where or who I was until I heard the warden of the Home called to the witness box . When asked if my mother had complained about my conduct , he said , " Yes ...
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