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Assigned reading (2½ pars [] plus 82 notes) [secondary] [McH] [*]

0DV: "other people he met except the simple word and person they had asked him about until they were completely undeceived. Of course he disliked a good sensible row and once when he was called in as umpire in an octagonal argument among [...] the low mean wretch agreed always with the last speaker while he nudged the one who was speaking to fill his glass for him. One night he was alternately kicked from 82 Dublin Square as far as the lefthand corner of Europe Parade by two groups of argumentalists who finally went home disgustedly, reconciled to a friendship, fast & furious, solely on account of his lowness."

1DV: "other people in the story whom he met except the simple word and person they had asked him about until they were completely undeceived. Of course he disliked a good sensible row and once when he was called in as umpire in an octagonal argument among [...] the low evilsmelling washout always rubbed shoulders with the last speaker & quite fully agreed with all his heart with every word as soon as uttered & absorbed while he at once turned his attention to the next octagonist who managed to speak nudging him & asking imploring him out of his piteous eyes to fill up his tumbler for him. As recently as 20 years ago he was alternately kicked through the deserted village from 82 Dublin Square as far as the lefthand corner of Europa Parade by two groups of argumentalists who finally thought they had better be going home disgustedly one & all, reconciled to a friendship, fast & furious, solely on account of his perfect lowness. It was thus hoped that people might, after giving him a roll in the dust, pity & forgive him but--"

FDV2: "other people in the story except the simple word & person they had cornered him about until they were completely undeceived about him. It went without saying that he disliked a plain common standup or knockdown row & once when he was called in to umpire an octagonal argument among the low washout always agreed with the last speaker and agreed to every word as soon as uttered with all his heart and then at once turned his whole attention to the next octagonist who managed to catch a listener's eye, imploring him out of his piteous one blinker to overflow his tumbler for him. One holiday night as recently as 20 years ago he was kicked alternately through the deserted village from 82 Dublin square as far as the lefthand corner of Europa Parade by rival teams of argumentalists who finally thought they had better be going home disgustedly one and all, reconciled to a friendship, fast & furious, which only arose out of his perfect lowness. Again there was a hope that people"

FDV3: "other people in the story except the simple word & person they had cornered him about until they were completely undeceived about him. It went without saying that he disliked anything anyway approaching a plain straightforward standup or knockdown row & when he was called in to umpire an octagonal argument among slangwhangers the accomplished washout always rubbed shoulders with the last speaker and agreed to every word as soon as half uttered with all his heart and then at once focussed his whole unbalanced attention to on the next octagonist who managed to catch a listener's eye, asking & imploring him out of his piteous one winker whether there was anything in the wide world he cd do to please him & to overflow his tumbler for him yet once more. One kailkannon night as recently as 20 years ago he was therefore kicked alternately through the deserted village from 82 Dublin square as far as the lefthand corner of Europa Parade by rival teams of argumentalists who finally as they had been detained out rather late thought they had better be streaking for home disgustedly one and all, reconciled to a friendship, fast & furious, which merely arose out of his perfect lowness. Again there was a hope that people"

mysteries:

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