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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Page 87
... tone . All the criminals who have come before me until now wept when they saw this symbol of our Lord's sufferings . " I was on the point of replying that was precisely because they were criminals . But then I realized that I , too ...
... tone . All the criminals who have come before me until now wept when they saw this symbol of our Lord's sufferings . " I was on the point of replying that was precisely because they were criminals . But then I realized that I , too ...
Page 88
... tone of the examinations changed as time went on . The magistrate seemed to have lost interest in me , and to have come to some sort of decision about my case . He never mentioned God again or displayed any of the religious fervor I had ...
... tone of the examinations changed as time went on . The magistrate seemed to have lost interest in me , and to have come to some sort of decision about my case . He never mentioned God again or displayed any of the religious fervor I had ...
Page 110
... tone : " Very good . That will be all for the present . " pure I couldn't quite follow what came next . Any- how , after some palavering among the bench , the Prosecutor , and my counsel , the presiding judge announced that the court ...
... tone : " Very good . That will be all for the present . " pure I couldn't quite follow what came next . Any- how , after some palavering among the bench , the Prosecutor , and my counsel , the presiding judge announced that the court ...
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