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He went to the bookcase and with shaking fingers struck a match, picked out the little redbound book entitled
100\%: the Story of a Patriot Upton Sinclair 1923
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He went to the bookcase and with shaking fingers struck a match, picked out the little redbound book entitled "Sabotage," and stuck the paper inside, and put the book back in place.
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The captain ejaculated a big word, to judge of it from the aperture, but it was mute as his footing on the carpet, and he sat and gazed devoutly toward Peterborough, who had waited to see him take his seat, and must now, in his hurry to perform his duty, sweep the peccant little redbound book to the floor.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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The captain ejaculated a big word, to judge of it from the aperture, but it was mute as his footing on the carpet, and he sat and gazed devoutly toward Peterborough, who had waited to see him take his seat, and must now, in his hurry to perform his duty, sweep the peccant little redbound book to the floor.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete George Meredith 1868
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The captain ejaculated a big word, to judge of it from the aperture, but it was mute as his footing on the carpet, and he sat and gazed devoutly toward Peterborough, who had waited to see him take his seat, and must now, in his hurry to perform his duty, sweep the peccant little redbound book to the floor.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 5 George Meredith 1868
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