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She has something in her that I thought I had, and now I find I haven't. Pride, or whatever it is. Nothing on earth could make Veda do what I'm going to do.
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The water, the surf, the colors on the shore. You think they make the beauty of the tropical sea, aye, lad? They do not. 'Tis the knowledge of what lurks below the surface of it, that awful-looking thing, as you call it, that carries death with every move that it makes. So it is, so it is with all beauty.
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Sarebbe difficile definire esattamente i piani di Mildred. Mildred era femmina in tutto e per tutto e la caratteristica di una mente femminile e che si comporta nella direttiva come una nave cui sia possibile virare di bordo all'infinito. Ogni virata si risolve in un vago angolo, eppure, inesorabilmente, tutta la manovra conduce l'imbarcazione in porto.
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Don't wash family linen in public, or with anyone except family.
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She preferred to remain at a distance, to enjoy this child as she seemed, rather than as she was.
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As I say, they don't teach it at the academy, but you learn it on the job: not every man's death is a crime.
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And then at last I began to realize how terrible a thing it was, the dream that you make come true.
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Me gustaria aceptar, se lo confieso. No me importa que este mal visto, pero no puedo: es por los gatos. --?Los gatos? --Si. Tenemos muchos, y yo los cuido. Por eso tenia que volver a casa cuanto antes.
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