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"And the lecturer really did know a very great deal about English history and literature....
But she noted that in every case what he knew was a fragmentary fact. In every case what he did not know was the truth behind the fact. What he did not know was the atmosphere. What he did not know was the tradition. She found herself ticking off the cases like counts in an indictment.”
— Jun 17, 2026 12:28PM
But she noted that in every case what he knew was a fragmentary fact. In every case what he did not know was the truth behind the fact. What he did not know was the atmosphere. What he did not know was the tradition. She found herself ticking off the cases like counts in an indictment.”
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"The finding and fighting of positive evil is the beginning of all fun--and even of all farce."
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"The slugs gave him great entertainment, and so did the worms. He felt a new and realistic interest in them which he had not known before; it was, indeed, the interest that a man feels in a mouse in a dungeon; the interest of any man tied by the leg and forced to see the fascination of small things."
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"Song Against Grocers, by Humphrey Pump, sole proprietor of'The Old Ship,' Pebbleswick. Good Accommodation for Man and Beast."
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"'Mr. Pump,' said Lord Ivywood....The mere date of this inn brings it within the statute of 1909; it was erected when my great-grandfather was Lord of the Manor here....
'Ah, my Lord,' broke in Pump, with a sigh, 'I'd rather deal with your great-grandfather, I would, though he married a hundred negresses instead of one, than see a gentleman of your family taking away a poor man's livelihood.'"
— May 24, 2026 05:15PM
'Ah, my Lord,' broke in Pump, with a sigh, 'I'd rather deal with your great-grandfather, I would, though he married a hundred negresses instead of one, than see a gentleman of your family taking away a poor man's livelihood.'"
