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Page 51
... Skrebensky , somehow , had created a deadness round her , a sterility , as if the world were ashes . . . . [ And even Skrebensky , we are told , ] was envying the lean father of three children , for his impudent directness and his ...
... Skrebensky , somehow , had created a deadness round her , a sterility , as if the world were ashes . . . . [ And even Skrebensky , we are told , ] was envying the lean father of three children , for his impudent directness and his ...
Page 54
... Skrebensky . Though intelligent enough to see through all the official values of his caste and nation , he has not the faith in himself - or therefore in anyone else - to find out other values . He cannot take charge of his own destiny ...
... Skrebensky . Though intelligent enough to see through all the official values of his caste and nation , he has not the faith in himself - or therefore in anyone else - to find out other values . He cannot take charge of his own destiny ...
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... Skrebensky , 49-51 , 54 ; Gerard Crich , 51-5 , 57 , 66 , 69 ; Gudrun Brangwen , 52 , 54 , 55 , 66 ; Kangaroo , 64 , 70 , 180 ; Lady Chatterley's Lover , 64 , 70-1 , 179 , 208 ; Lydia and Tom , 48 ; Rupert Birkin , 49 , 54 , 66 , 69 ...
... Skrebensky , 49-51 , 54 ; Gerard Crich , 51-5 , 57 , 66 , 69 ; Gudrun Brangwen , 52 , 54 , 55 , 66 ; Kangaroo , 64 , 70 , 180 ; Lady Chatterley's Lover , 64 , 70-1 , 179 , 208 ; Lydia and Tom , 48 ; Rupert Birkin , 49 , 54 , 66 , 69 ...
Contents
1 THE EMPIRE AND THE ADVENTURE | 1 |
THE EMPIRE | 16 |
THE SISTERS | 46 |
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