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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... once . " He could hardly get the words out , as the blood from his other wound made bubbles in his mouth . We each gave him an arm and helped him back to the bungalow . Once we were there he told us the wounds weren't so very deep and ...
... once . " He could hardly get the words out , as the blood from his other wound made bubbles in his mouth . We each gave him an arm and helped him back to the bungalow . Once we were there he told us the wounds weren't so very deep and ...
Page 114
... once only , on the day of the funeral . Asked how I had behaved that day , he said : “ Well , I was most upset , you know . Far too much upset to notice things . My grief sort of blinded me , I think . It had been a great shock , my ...
... once only , on the day of the funeral . Asked how I had behaved that day , he said : “ Well , I was most upset , you know . Far too much upset to notice things . My grief sort of blinded me , I think . It had been a great shock , my ...
Page 144
... once again to see the chaplain . I was lying down and could mark the summer evening coming on by a soft golden glow spreading across the sky . I had just turned down my appeal , and felt my blood cir- culating with slow , steady throbs ...
... once again to see the chaplain . I was lying down and could mark the summer evening coming on by a soft golden glow spreading across the sky . I had just turned down my appeal , and felt my blood cir- culating with slow , steady throbs ...
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