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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... showed up like blobs of sealing wax on the pallor of his cheeks and were framed in wisps of silky white hair . The undertaker's factotum shepherded us to our places , with the priest in front of the hearse , and the four men in black on ...
... showed up like blobs of sealing wax on the pallor of his cheeks and were framed in wisps of silky white hair . The undertaker's factotum shepherded us to our places , with the priest in front of the hearse , and the four men in black on ...
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... showed he was already a criminal at heart . " These words seemed to take much effect on the jury and public . My lawyer merely shrugged his shoulders and wiped the sweat from his forehead . But obviously he was rattled , and I had a ...
... showed he was already a criminal at heart . " These words seemed to take much effect on the jury and public . My lawyer merely shrugged his shoulders and wiped the sweat from his forehead . But obviously he was rattled , and I had a ...
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... showed more cordiality and confi- dence than ever before . He assured me that all would go well and I'd get off with a few years ' im- prisonment or transportation . I asked him what were the chances of getting the sentence quashed . He ...
... showed more cordiality and confi- dence than ever before . He assured me that all would go well and I'd get off with a few years ' im- prisonment or transportation . I asked him what were the chances of getting the sentence quashed . He ...
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