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... half of the novel , and those of the Indian hater in chapter 27 , the gentleman - madman in chapter 34 , and China Aster in chapter 40 , which appear in the second half . All of these stories have two things in common . First , they all ...
... half of the novel , and those of the Indian hater in chapter 27 , the gentleman - madman in chapter 34 , and China Aster in chapter 40 , which appear in the second half . All of these stories have two things in common . First , they all ...
Page 132
... half of The Confidence - Man satirizes those passengers whose gullibility leads them to donate to false charities , invest in sham stocks , and purchase quack medicines . But the second half of this double - edged sat- ire ridicules ...
... half of The Confidence - Man satirizes those passengers whose gullibility leads them to donate to false charities , invest in sham stocks , and purchase quack medicines . But the second half of this double - edged sat- ire ridicules ...
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... half suggests that ultimately he sided with the fool of virtue against the serene and self - satisfied greengrocer , and the final chapter shows that the frailty of innocent virtue should be recorded with charity . The old man is piti ...
... half suggests that ultimately he sided with the fool of virtue against the serene and self - satisfied greengrocer , and the final chapter shows that the frailty of innocent virtue should be recorded with charity . The old man is piti ...
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