Melville's Confidence Man: From Knave to Knight |
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... claims to have many friends who will testify on his behalf : " Oh yes , oh yes , dar is aboard here a werry nice , good ge'mman wid a weed , and a ge'mman in a gray coat and white tie , what knows all about me ; and a ge'mman wid a big ...
... claims to have many friends who will testify on his behalf : " Oh yes , oh yes , dar is aboard here a werry nice , good ge'mman wid a weed , and a ge'mman in a gray coat and white tie , what knows all about me ; and a ge'mman wid a big ...
Page 60
... claims that this is perfectly consistent with his character since the Devil is apt to quote Scripture for his own purposes . She also notes the emphasis on the terms original and original genius in reference to the confidence man ; and ...
... claims that this is perfectly consistent with his character since the Devil is apt to quote Scripture for his own purposes . She also notes the emphasis on the terms original and original genius in reference to the confidence man ; and ...
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... claims to be a worker of miracles , the fourth type of the faithful as described by St. Paul . According to the Pauline order , the confidence man's fifth masquerade should be as a healer . However , Mel- ville altered this order ( as ...
... claims to be a worker of miracles , the fourth type of the faithful as described by St. Paul . According to the Pauline order , the confidence man's fifth masquerade should be as a healer . However , Mel- ville altered this order ( as ...
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